Painter
Grandma Moses
Started painting at seventy eight and became a national figure by eighty.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, popularly known as Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Moses gained popularity during the 1950s, having been featured on a cover of Time Magazine in 1953. She was a subject of numerous television programs and of a 1950 Oscar-nominated biographical documentary. Her autobiography, titled My Life's History, was published in 1952. She was also awarded two honorary doctoral degrees.
- Born
- 1860-09-07, Greenwich, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1961-12-13, Hoosick Falls, USAA Wednesday, aged 101
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1860-09-07, Greenwich, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 15°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 2°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 1°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 21°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 15°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 1°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 28°20′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 9°20′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1961-12-13, Hoosick Falls, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 21°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 20°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 10°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 6°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 0°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 12°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10°07′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Grandma Moses was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
