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Grandma Moses

Black-and-white photograph of an old woman, Grandma Moses, seated before a window holding a thin paintbrush. She wears small round glasses and a flower-patterned dress. Before her on the table is the suggestion of a landscape painting.

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  • Black-and-white photograph of an old woman, Grandma Moses, seated before a window holding a thin paintbrush. She wears small round glasses and a flower-patterned dress. Before her on the table is the suggestion of a landscape painting.

Date:

1948

Artist:

W. Eugene Smith
American, 1918–1978

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

W. Eugene Smith

Title

Grandma Moses

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1948

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 34.1 × 26.9 cm (13 7/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Sandor Family Collection in honor of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

1994.871

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