Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma Moses): A Pioneer of American Folk Art Anna Mary Robertson, universally known as Grandma Moses, was born September 7, 1860, in Greenwich, New York—a modest hamlet nestled amidst the rolling hills of upstate Vermont. Her early life unfolded on a family farm where she experienced firsthand the rhythms of rural labor and observation – formative influences that would profoundly shape her artistic vision. Despite limited formal education, Robertson possessed an innate talent for drawing and painting, honing her skills through self-directed study and experimentation us…