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
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Grant Wood’s Uncanny Painting of a Familiar-Looking Golfer
Feast your eyes on the true face of America.
Posted inArt
Why Most People Don’t Get Grant Wood
This exhibition of work by Grant Wood at the Whitney Museum, offers an opportunity to reconsider a very unusual artist who has been pigeonholed as irretrievably conservative and sentimental.
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The Corniness and Complexity of Grant Wood
Steven Biel, who wrote a book about the ironic journey of “American Gothic,” considers the Grant Wood retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Posted inOpinion
Life Imitating Art: Grant Wood’s Ice Bucket Challenge
Not sure if this ever raised money for charity.
Posted inOpinion
Happy Public Domain Day!
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we’d like to wish you not just Happy New Year today, but also Happy Public Domain Day!