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Grant Wood
American painter (1891–1942)
For the politician, see Grant Woods.
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.
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He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art.[1]
Early life
Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6.43 km) east of Anamosa, on February 13, 1891, the son of Hattie DeEtte Weaver Wood and Francis Maryville Wood.[3][4] His mother moved the family to Cedar Rapids after his father died in 1901.
Soon thereafter, Wood began as an apprentice in a local metal shop. After graduating from Washington High School, Wood enrolled in The Handicraft Guild, an art school run entirely by women in Minneapolis in 1910.
In 1913, he enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he