"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a ...

Famous sculptor and painter Elizabeth ... much like the "Mona Lisa," has become one of the world’s foremost art destinations. Either way, Grant Wood is an Iowan I’ve come to respect and ...

In Portrait of Nan, Wood highlighted his sister’s femininity. Collection of William Benton, Chazen Museum of Art / © Figge Art Museum, successors to the Estate of ...

This is the position adopted by art historians like Wanda Corn, author of Grant Wood: The Regionalist Vision ... suggesting the already famous painting rubbed some fellow faculty members the ...

A small Iowa town of just under 800 people is home to one of the most iconic homes in American art history. Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting ...

It is where he created many of his most famous works, including American Gothic. Grant Wood was well aware of art movements throughout time. He was well aware of renaissance and classical antiquity.

What gives some works of art incredible ... caption was the least of Wood’s troubles as letters to the editor started pouring in. One reader wrote: “On gazing at Grant Wood’s creation ...

Grant Wood is famous for painting "American Gothic," but ... argues that Wood's most important work of art is hiding in plain ...

The mural has been displayed at the Art Center since 2007 ... a precursor to what we know of Grant Wood as his sort of mature style when he became much more famous." Wood was commissioned ...