Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey
Grandma Moses
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Date:1943 -
Style:Naïve Art (Primitivism) -
Series:Catching the Turkey -
Genre:genre painting
Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey
Grandma Moses
Particularly in the early years of her career, Moses frequently chose subjects that were staples of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century illustration. Catching the turkey—part of the annual Thanksgiving ritual—was one such theme that Moses painted numerous times. Though she often repeated subjects, no two compositions were ever alike.
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