Grandma Moses Art Golden Harvest Day Longstitch Needlepoint Kit

Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, stands alone in the history of American art. Few artists past or present have ever equalled her in popularity. Her world-reknowned paintings have been exhibited all across teh country, reproduced on countless greeting cards and calendars, and featured in numberous books and magazines.

The famous "Grandma Moses style" actually originated from the artist’s own needlework experiences. A home maker long before she became a painter, Moses began by creating embroidered pictures as gifts for friends and family. Born in 1860, she spent most of her life attending to farm chores, and had no time to paint until she was an old woman. When she died in 1961 at the age of 101, Grandma Moses, a personification of the adage "it’s never too late" had been universally acclaimed as a great artist, creator of one of the true, original American folk art styles.

We are so pleased and proud to be able to present this rare find for the longstitch needlepoint artist "In Harvest Time."

"Then would come the harvest time" Grandma wrote, "and the owner of the farm would get his men and scythes together." In the old days before the advent of commercially manufactured fabric, families sowed their flax , pulled and broke it, dressed it, spun and wove it into cloth and fine linen"

Size: 14" x 18"

Kit contains: 100% cotton 12 mesh canvas approx 18" x 22" with design printed in full color, 100% acrylic Persian type yarn, needle, and complete illustrated instructions. Proudly made in the USA

Artist: Grandma Moses
Manufacturer: Paragon Needlecraft
Year/Condition:1983/Vintage New in slightly shopworn packaging