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  1. Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, an iconic painting of the 20th century. Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6 km) east of Anamosa, in 1891.

  2. Also known as. Grant DeVolson Wood, 格兰特·伍德. Date of birth. 1891. Date of death. 1942. Grant Wood is known for his stylized and subtly humorous scenes of rural people, Iowa cornfields, and mythic subjects from American history—such as the Art Institute’s iconic painting American Gothic (1930).

  3. Nov 6, 2022 · Grant Wood (1891–1942) is an American artist best known for developing the regionalist style, and for creating the iconic painting, American Gothic. Originally from Iowa, he spent much of his youth traversing the Midwest.

  4. Apr 23, 2024 · Grant Wood (born February 13, 1891, near Anamosa, Iowa, U.S.—died February 12, 1942, Iowa City, Iowa) was an American painter who was one of the major exponents of Midwestern Regionalism, a movement that flourished in the United States during the 1930s. He is best known for his American Gothic (1930).

  5. Sep 28, 2022 · Grant Wood, America’s most celebrated and misinterpreted regionalist artist, is shown to be everything but straightforward in this significant new biography. We witness Wood as an artist tormented and motivated by childhood images, as well as his complicated connection with his father.

  6. Grant DeVolson Wood. Born. Anamosa, Iowa, United States. Died. Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Active in. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Nationalities. American. Biography. Painter. A practitioner of American scene painting, Wood painted views of the Midwest in a realistic style mixed with satire.

  7. www.moma.org › artists › 6439Grant Wood | MoMA

    Aug 17, 2013 · Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) was an American artist and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art.

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