Grandma Moses. [Beginnings; Growing Recognition; Fame; The range of Grandma Moses's Art; Biographical Outline; Catalogue of the Works; Worsted Pictures; The Paintings; Tiles

New York : Abrams, 1973., 1973. Poor. 357 pp. ; illustrated, mostly in color ; 31 x 35 cm. ; Folio ; large, heavy book ; NOTE: spine cracked ; beige and grey cloth with gold lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; ISBN: 0810901668; 9780810901667 ; LCCN: 73-6930 ; OCLC: 624042 ; LC: ND237.M78; Dewey: 759.13 ; Contents: Pt. I. Beginnings. "I, Anna Mary Robertson..." ; Early attempts ; Louis Caldor discovers Anna Mary Moses ; First one-man show ; Grandma Moses comes to New York ; New York State Prize ; Artistic progress ; Plates : The early years to 1946. -- Pt. II. Growing recognition. "Grandma Moses: American primitive" ; Reproductions and Christmas cards ; Documentary film ; Visit to Washington ; Moving to a new house ; First European exhibition ; "My life history" ; Cer amic tiles ; Plates: 1946 to 1953. -- Pt. III. Fame. New York Herald Tribune Forum, 1953 ; Grandma Moses and Edward R. Murrow, 1955 ; Painting the Eisenhower farm ; Historical themes ; Hundredth birthday, September 7, 1960 ; "The night before Christ mas" ; The last months ; The death of Grandma Moses ; Exhibitions, 1962-1972 ; The Grandma Moses stamp ; Plates 1953 to 1961. -- Pt. IV. The range of Grandma Moses's art. Evolving her own style ; Landscapes ; Interiors ; Last paintings ; Epilogue ; "How do I paint?' -- Documentary section. Biographical outline ; Catalogue of the works: Introduction, How to use the catalogue, Worsted pictures, The paintings, Tiles. ; signatures split ; although the text and plates are fine, the binding issues force a rating of POOR