Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Painting |
Title |
Wagon Repair Shop |
Artist/Creator |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Date |
1960 |
Description |
Painting by Grandma Moses titled "Wagon Repair Shop." Horses, horseshoes, wagons, loose wagon wheels, people and black cats fill the green grassy foreground with activity as horses are fed and fitted for shoes. In the background are hills, farms and path all under a blue sky. Painted October 16, 1960. |
Width (inches) |
24.000 |
Height (inches) |
16.000 |
Information |
Though the Wagon Repair Shop is loosely based on a Currier & Ives print, Moses transformed that original image, rearranging the figural groups and subtracting or adding elements. One month earlier, she had used the same source for Horse Shoeing. The Wagon Repair Shop scene bustles with activity, each figure is happily engaged in a task. Men are watering, shoeing, and feeding the horses as groups of figures are about to dash off in a wagon. In the distance diligent toil is evident in the grid of neatly tended fields and the orderly village in the valley. Even nature is alive with activity, as a pair of bluebirds flies over the barn. The scene is a testament to Moses' belief that hard work brought happiness. |
Related People |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Credit line |
Museum Purchase |
Copyright owner |
Copyright © Grandma Moses Properties, New York |
Catalog Number |
2003.134 |