Grant Wood
Grant Wood
Grant DeVolson Woodwas an American painter born four mileseast of Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, an iconic painting of the 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth13 February 1891
CityAnamosa, IA
CountryUnited States of America
boys hay fields
Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, you all had great moments, but you never tasted the supreme triumph; you were never a farm boy riding in from the fields on a bulging rack of new-mown hay.
barely house lower painting stand
In the house itself, the gable is much lower than in the painting -- you can only stand up just barely at the apex.
wine beer fish-tanks
You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.
iowa appreciate france
I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa.
art reality everyday
Technique does not constitute art. Nor is it a vague, fuzzy romantic quality known as ‘beauty,’ remote from the realities of everyday life. It is the depth and intensity of an artist’s experience that are the first importance in art.
ideas cows incubation
All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.