Arnold Kramer 

Minnesota's Grandpa Moses

(1882-1976)

Arnold Kramer was nicknamed Minnesota's Grandpa Moses by the University of Minnesota during the hey-day of his painting career in the 1960's.  A self-taught artist, he completed over 300 pieces in a style referred to as naive.  His work was reminiscent of paintings done by Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860- 1961), another self-taught artist, from New England, whose work is still extremely popular among collectors.  Like Grandma Moses, Arnold Kramer didn't pick up a paint brush until after retirement when he began recording the history of Midwestern agronomy in primary colors.

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Country Mouse Blogs about the Fieldstone Vineyard Art Show.

Click here to read about the Arnold Kramer book project.

Kramer threshing scene to be used in remodel at St. Peter Treaty Site Historical Center. Click here.

ARNOLD KRAMER

Folk Artist

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Antique Postcard Collection

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota to Host Kramer Collection in 2008!

150-200 Vintage Postcards for sale. Email if interested

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