Grant Wood
Grant Wood (1891 - 1942)
Grant Wood (1891 - 1942)
Born Grant DeVolson Wood on February 13, 1891, in a rural area of Anamosa, Iowa
Attended an art school run entirely by women called The Handicraft Guild in Minneapolis, MN
Wood attended The Art Institute of Chicago, then taught art at the University of Iowa
He died of cancer on February 12, 1942, at the age of 50, in Iowa City, Iowa
Grant Wood was famous for painting realistic portrayals of Midwestern American life. In 2018, CBS Sunday Morning highlighted his retrospective that was held at the Whitney Museum. You can visit American Gothic at The Art Institute of Chicago, and visit his studio in Cedar Rapids, IA.
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
Grant Wood
1891 – 1942Photograph by Peter A. Juley & SonGrant Wood
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American Gothic
1930, oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoAmerican Gothic