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[[Image:Grant Wood American Gothic.jpg|thumb|American Gothic]] | [[Image:Grant Wood American Gothic.jpg|thumb|American Gothic]] | ||
| − | '''Grant Wood''' ( born on February 13, 1891 - d. February 12, 1942) American [[painter]]. He is best known for his paintings depicting the American Midwest. | + | '''Grant Wood''' (born on February 13, 1891 - d. February 12, 1942) American [[painter]]. He is best known for his paintings depicting the [[American]] [[Midwest]]. |
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| − | He was hailed as an Iowa Moses who had come to lead American art into the Promised Land. [http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-american-painter-and-artist-grant-wood.htm] | + | He was hailed as an [[Iowa]] Moses who had come to lead American art into the Promised Land. [http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-american-painter-and-artist-grant-wood.htm] |
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| + | He was a leader in the [[Regionalism]] and [[Social Realism]] schools of art. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[American Painting]] | *[[American Painting]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4748148 The Story Behind Grant Wood's 'American Gothic'] |
*[http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/6aa/6aa56.htm Grant Wood At 5 Turner Alley] | *[http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/6aa/6aa56.htm Grant Wood At 5 Turner Alley] | ||
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wood_grant.html Grant Wood] ARTCYCLOPEDIA. | *[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wood_grant.html Grant Wood] ARTCYCLOPEDIA. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Grant}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Grant}} | ||
[[Category:American Painters]] | [[Category:American Painters]] | ||
| + | [[category:Artists]] | ||
| + | [[category:Midwest]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, October 14, 2021
Grant Wood (born on February 13, 1891 - d. February 12, 1942) American painter. He is best known for his paintings depicting the American Midwest.
He was hailed as an Iowa Moses who had come to lead American art into the Promised Land. [1]
He was a leader in the Regionalism and Social Realism schools of art.
See also
External links
- The Story Behind Grant Wood's 'American Gothic'
- Grant Wood At 5 Turner Alley
- Grant Wood ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
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