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Anna G. Kaufman Moon was born in Queens, NY on April 15th, 1930 to Jewish immigrant parents. In her teen years, she began to study modern dance under the tutelage of Martha Graham. Around this time, she also developed a love of chamber music, playing recorder in multiple ensembles across the greater NYC area. 

As she approached her 30s, she independently purchased a Vespa and rode alone across the United States and Canada. Ever the free spirit, she took great joy into going against the “expected” norm of the “proper” lady in the 50s. Long after, her journal that she wrote during this time was produced into a book by her close friends. 

 Around the same time as her cross country excursion, she purchased her first camera, set up her own darkroom, and began taking candids across NYC. Her coverage of current events, protests, and social issues led her to be published in Time, Life, and Newsweek magazines. Over the next several decades, her photography appeared across numerous works, including Abbie Hoffman’s “Steal This Book”. She self-published her own photography book in 2002, entitled “Reflections of New York City 1963-1972”.(https://www.saratogian.com/2003/06/12/moon-over-saratoga/).  Her photos remain on sale at Getty Images and you can see her works still publishing in The Sun Magazine. (https://www.thesunmagazine.or…)

Over the last several decades, she took up a passion for organic farming and continued to support social causes well past her retirement. Her daughter, Janay, was her full-time caretaker into her final days. 

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