Grant Wood
Grant Wood (1892-1942) is one of my favorite artists. His regionalism depicting the farmland and people of Iowa is often criticized by cosmopolitan critics, but, having grown up in Iowa, I think that his paintings express the true sprit of the state. And what is wrong with regionalism, anyway? We need more regionalism in a world where the global corporate culture is pushing everything, everywhere towards a bland and uninspiring sameness.
Here are some of my favorite Grant Wood links on the web.
Going Back to Iowa: The World of Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: Grant Wood Collection
Grant Wood's American Gothic at the Chicago Art Institute
Grant Wood's Stone City at the Joslyn Art Museum
Grant Wood's Studio - 5 Turner Alley
In what I think was one of Wood's most interesting endeavors, he founded the Stone City Art Colony and School, which flourished for two summers during the Depression along the banks of the Wapsipinicon River. Information about the Colony had been lacking, but now there is a superb site at the Mount Mercy College Library documenting the Colony, its artists and students.
Here are some of my favorite Grant Wood links on the web.
Going Back to Iowa: The World of Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: Grant Wood Collection
Grant Wood's American Gothic at the Chicago Art Institute
Grant Wood's Stone City at the Joslyn Art Museum
Grant Wood's Studio - 5 Turner Alley
In what I think was one of Wood's most interesting endeavors, he founded the Stone City Art Colony and School, which flourished for two summers during the Depression along the banks of the Wapsipinicon River. Information about the Colony had been lacking, but now there is a superb site at the Mount Mercy College Library documenting the Colony, its artists and students.
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