July Fourth is a 1951 oil painting by the American outsider painter Grandma Moses, produced at age 91 and signed "Moses". It is now in the White House, whose collections it entered in 1952.
| July Fourth | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Grandma Moses |
| Medium | oil on masonite |
| Dimensions | 61 cm × 90 cm (24 in × 35 in) |
| Location | White House, Washington, D.C. |
It shows a summer scene of people celebrating Independence Day, set in a typical Moses green summer setting. The figures are taking part in a parade, a picnic, a revolutionary war re-enactment, and a game of baseball. The horse-drawn buggies show it's meant as a scene from the artist's childhood. The painting was given as a gift to Harry S. Truman for the White House collection in 1952, where it continues to hang today.[1] Much later, it was selected as the basis for a commemorative 6 cent stamp in 1969.[2]
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6 cent stamp showing the center-right portion of the painting
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ July Fourth, in "The Essential Grandma Moses"
- ^ Story of the stamp in the 1975 abridged version of the 1973 Kallir catalogue raisonné
- "July Fourth | White House | Washingtn D.C." facebook.com/WhiteHouseHistory. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, Complete edition, New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1973, cat. nr. 999 p. 310, plate nr. 95, Grandma Moses record book nr. 1490 .
- Jane Kallir, The Essential Grandma Moses, Barnes & Noble, 2007, pp. 86-7