Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Crewelwork |
Title |
The Shepherd Comes Home |
Artist/Creator |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Description |
Embroidered yarn picture created by Grandma Moses. Depicts flock of white sheep being driven along a dirt road by a shepherd. House on left with mountains in left background. River in center of picture and landscape with trees on right with water wheel mill on hilltop. Variety of stitches used including horizontal and vertical satin stitches, running stitches, and French knots. Design has raised areas, particularly noticeable in sheep and trees. In wood frame under glass. |
Width (inches) |
24.250 |
Height (inches) |
14.000 |
Information |
As Grandma Moses entered her late seventies she found her vigorous routine of housework strenuous, and looked for a new domestic "occupation". In her autobiography she recalls her daughter Anna asking her to make a worsted picture saying "she had seen one she liked and thought I could do better. Well, I tried it and it was a success so I made many a picture and gave away many of them." The yarn pictures are similar in many ways to Moses paintings. Both use bright colors. She often created several slightly different versions of the same scene, as can be seen in The Shepherd Comes Home (catalog numbers 2003.137.1 and 2003.137.2). In addition, both yarn pictures and paintings were often inspired from printed sources such as photographs or prints. |
Related People |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Credit line |
Museum Purchase |
Copyright owner |
Copyright © Grandma Moses Properties, New York |
Catalog Number |
2003.137.1 |