Grant wood

Here is the hilarious story behind the creation of the American Gothic which shows it wasn't as organic as you may think, according to SNL.

Together with John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood was one of the three major figures of American regionalist art movement of the early years of 20th Century. Following a period of trips to Europe and an interest for impressionist and post-impressionist styles, he discovered the...

Together with John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood was one of the three major figures of American regionalist art movement of the early years of 20th Century. Following a period of trips to Europe and an interest for impressionist and post-impressionist styles, he discovered the...

“Grant Wood (American, 1892 - 1942)”

The iconic painting has been fodder for generations of artists who offered interpretations of the original in pursuit of depicting the "real" America.

Grant Wood @ musée de l'Orangerie : "La peinture américaine des années 1930"

The first New York retrospective in 35 years of this Regional painter has ups, downs, detours and lots to see and think about.

Now on view at the Whitney, the retrospective reveals a much darker side to the painter of America's heartland.

A couple weeks ago I went to see Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables at the Whitney Museum. To be honest besides American Gothic I wasn't very familiar with his work and I was curious about…

Грант Вуд Автопортрет 1932 г. Американский художник-регионалист Грант Вуд (1891-1942), известный своими картинами из жизни сельского Среднего Запада США, родился рядом с городом Анамоса в штате Айова, откуда после смерти отца в 1901 г. семья переехала в Сидар-Рапидс. Профессиональное образование…