Grant wood

Together with John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood was one of the three major figures of American regionalist art movement of the early years of 20th Century. Following a period of trips to Europe and an interest for impressionist and post-impressionist styles, he discovered the...

Together with John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood was one of the three major figures of American regionalist art movement of the early years of 20th Century. Following a period of trips to Europe and an interest for impressionist and post-impressionist styles, he discovered the...

Grant wood painter of Iowa rural life and land

The denim-clad artist who painted American Gothic wasn’t the hayseed he’d have you believe

‘January’ was created in 1940 by Grant Wood in Regionalism style. Find more prominent pieces of landscape at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

Peter Schjeldahl on the Whitney’s retrospective of Grant Wood, the mid-century Iowan painter who made occasionally impressive, predominantly weird, sometimes awful art.

The first New York retrospective in 35 years of this Regional painter has ups, downs, detours and lots to see and think about.

Now on view at the Whitney, the retrospective reveals a much darker side to the painter of America's heartland.

Grant Wood

American Gothic is considered one of the most recognizable paintings in history, but few people know the profession of the stern looking guy posing with the pitchfork.