Minnie Reinhardt

Minnie Smith Reinhardt (1898–1986) was an American naïve painter, known for her . Sometimes called the "Grandma Moses of Catawba County", Reinhardt grew up in the community of Jugtown, today called Vale. One of eleven children, she helped out on the family farm from an early age. She also attended school, where she was able to draw. Aged about eighteen, she took a position as a cook at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory. There she performed numerous housekeeping duties; she also learned to sew, which she would do for people around the county. She also helped out in the fields, and raised the six children she had with Belton Reinhardt. The family home burned to the ground in 1932, and the family lived in the granary until a new home could be constructed.

Minnie Reinhardt

Minnie Smith Reinhardt (1898–1986) was an American naïve painter, known for her . Sometimes called the "Grandma Moses of Catawba County", Reinhardt grew up in the community of Jugtown, today called Vale. One of eleven children, she helped out on the family farm from an early age. She also attended school, where she was able to draw. Aged about eighteen, she took a position as a cook at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory. There she performed numerous housekeeping duties; she also learned to sew, which she would do for people around the county. She also helped out in the fields, and raised the six children she had with Belton Reinhardt. The family home burned to the ground in 1932, and the family lived in the granary until a new home could be constructed.