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Grant Wood
BornGrant DeVolson Wood
Feb. 13,
Anamosa, Iowa
DiedFeb. 12, (at age 50)
Iowa City, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
MovementRegionalism
FieldPainting
WorksView Complete Works

Born February 13, to Hattie Weaver and Francis Maryville Wood, Grant DeVolson Wood grew up on a farm in a small town in Iowa.

The small town atmosphere and farmland landscaping would become a significant factor of his future success as an artist.

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His brightly created oil paintings of bountiful farms and of the local people would contrast the view of hopelessness during the Great Depression during the period in which they were painted. Grant Wood tried to capture the inspirational and unique essence of the Midwest for a uniquely American style of painting, based on various influences from European and German artists, but with a style of his own.

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