Grandma Moses Christmas card to Frances and Mary Virginia Greer

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Object Details

Creator

Moses, Grandma, 1860-1961

Greer, Frances, 1885-1978

Subject

Greer, Mary Virginia

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Christmas Card : 1 folded sheet : handwritten ; 22 x 29 cm., folded to 11 x 15 cm.

Summary

Moses updates Greer on the comings and goings of various friends and family members.
Front of sheet, when folded, features a reproduction of Moses' painting The brown mills, which depicts a snowy rural town.

Citation

Grandma Moses. Grandma Moses Christmas card to Frances and Mary Virginia Greer, 1953 Dec. 26. Frances and Mary Virginia Greer papers relating to Grandma Moses, circa 1890-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1953 Dec. 26

Record number

(DSI-AAA)15187

Type

Correspondence

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Frances and Mary Virginia Greer papers relating to Grandma Moses, circa 1890-1981

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Family life

Winter

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_15187