Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) is a painting that needs no introduction. It’s a deceptively simple work of art—a seemingly straightforward portrait of an old farmer and his daughter, pictured in ...

What gives some works of art incredible staying power while others fade into obscurity? Consider the winners’ circle at the Forty-Third Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture sponsored ...

Grant Wood, born on February 13, 1891, in Anamosa, Iowa, was a seminal American painter best known for his role in the Regionalist movement and his iconic painting "American Gothic." Wood studied at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Muscatine Art Center will welcome back acclaimed art scholar Carol Ehlers from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, from 5:30 to ...

Grant Wood is famous for painting “American Gothic,” but local historian Barbara Feller of Robins, who worked for many years as the lead educator at Grant Wood’s Studio at 5 Turner Alley in Cedar ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Many people know this famous painting: American Gothic. You might know about the Iowa home that inspired it... and the Iowan who painted it. But you almost didn’t. “His ...

Grant Wood's American Gothic—the double portrait of a pitchfork-wielding farmer and a woman commonly presumed to be his wife—is perhaps the most recognizable painting in 20th century American art, an ...

Wood was one of America's most famous regionalist painters. In his time he was an "almost mythical figure," recognized supremely for his hard-boiled farm scene, American Gothic, a painting that has ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Original drawings by Iowa artist Grant Wood, hidden away for decades, were carefully uncovered for just one day this week — offering a rare glimpse into how one of Eastern ...

Paige said the Grant Wood collection began with a gift from the artist’s oldest brother, Frank, who was president of Standard Battery and Electric Co., in Waterloo. He donated several works from his ...

Grant Wood (1891-1942) was an American painter, born four miles east of Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly his painting “American ...