—Archibald MacLeish's description of
Grandma Moses's life, in
Jerome Hill's
film, Grandma Moses.
PRELUDE: Jerome Hill was a polymath, working tirelessly as a
painter, filmmaker, photographer, composer, and supporter of the
arts and emerging artists in the United States and Europe. He
lived in many places—Saint Paul, Minnesota; Paris; Cassis, in the
South of France; New York City and Bridgehampton, New York; and
Sugar Bowl, California—and created two significant foundations—the
Avon Foundation, now the Jerome Foundation, which supports
emerging artists; and the Camargo Foundation, a study center in
the South of France. Everywhere, he left a heritage of friendship,
creativity, and generosity behind him.
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