Grant Wood | |
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Born | Grant DeVolson Wood February 13, 1891 Anamosa, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 1942 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 50)
Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | American Gothic |
Movement | Regionalism |
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.[1]