Grant Wood
Grant Wood was born on a farm near the small town
of Anamosa, in 1891. By painting simple scenes of the land and people he knew
best, he helped create an important, all-American style of art. Grant Wood’s
paintings show the love he had for the people and customs of the Midwestern
United States. Grant Wood particularly loved the farmland of Iowa. While
growing up, he enjoyed feeling the soft, warm soil between his toes as he
walked barefoot through the fields. In his painting Young Corn it seems
like the round, friendly hills are protecting the farmer and his children while
they work in their fields.
http://www.grantwoodartgallery.org/grantwood.htm
of Anamosa, in 1891. By painting simple scenes of the land and people he knew
best, he helped create an important, all-American style of art. Grant Wood’s
paintings show the love he had for the people and customs of the Midwestern
United States. Grant Wood particularly loved the farmland of Iowa. While
growing up, he enjoyed feeling the soft, warm soil between his toes as he
walked barefoot through the fields. In his painting Young Corn it seems
like the round, friendly hills are protecting the farmer and his children while
they work in their fields.
http://www.grantwoodartgallery.org/grantwood.htm