Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: February 13, 1891
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Anamosa, Iowa, United States
Died: February 12, 1942
Grant Wood, a prominent American artist known for his connection to Regionalism, a movement that glorified rural American life. Wood achieved fame for his paintings that encapsulated the spirit of the American Midwest. Perhaps his most renowned work, American Gothic (1930), embodies early 20th-century American art, featuring a farmer and his daughter posed in front of a Gothic-style house. Wood’s art frequently portrayed rural landscapes, highlighting the charm and simplicity of everyday life in the heartland.
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