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One Fine Show: “Grandma Moses, A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Organized by Leslie Umberger and Randall Griffey and anchored by 33 works from SAAM's own collection, the exhibition reframes a life spanning Lincoln to Kennedy as a parable of the American nation.

Art people struggle when they have to discuss the work of popular artists. They don’t want to come off as snobs, and most probably have positive thoughts about increased museum attendance. Plus, you never know how the pendulum is going to swing in these matters. In this bear art market, one of the artists to have an unexpected uptick in interest at auctions is Bob Ross, the television painter of those “happy little trees.” Just wait until the kids on TikTok discover the work of Thomas Kinkade.

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“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is the institution’s bid to drag Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961) out of the........

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