Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City

Grandma Moses, Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City, 1946, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family in memory of Otto Kallir, 2016.51, © Grandma Moses Properties
Grandma Moses, Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City, 1946, oil on canvas, 36 3⁄4 × 48 in. (93.3 × 121.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family in memory of Otto Kallir, 2016.51, © Grandma Moses Properties

Artwork Details

Title
Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City
Artist
Date
1946
Location
Dimensions
36 3⁄4 × 48 in. (93.3 × 121.9 cm)
Copyright
© Grandma Moses Properties
Credit Line
Gift of the Kallir Family in memory of Otto Kallir
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family
  • Animal — sheep
  • Landscape — farm
  • Landscape — road
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
  • Animal — horse
  • Occupation — farm — sowing
  • Animal — cattle
  • Architecture Exterior — farm — barn
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — farmhouse
Object Number
2016.51
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.51

Works by this artist (17 items)

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Grandma Moses, Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City, 1946, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family in memory of Otto Kallir, 2016.51, © Grandma Moses Properties
Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City
Artist
Date1946
oil on canvas
On view
Grandma Moses, Untitled (Fireboard), 1918, oil on paper on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2024.37.1
Untitled (Fireboard)
Artist
Date1918
oil on paper on wood
Not on view
Grandma Moses, The Old Automobile, 1944, oil on pressed wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family in Memory of Hildegard Bachert, 2023.45
The Old Automobile
Artist
Date1944
oil on pressed wood
Not on view
Grandma Moses, Turkeys, 1958, oil on pressed wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kallir Family in memory of Otto Kallir, 2017.34.1, © Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York
Turkeys
Artist
Date1958
oil on pressed wood
Not on view