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Fall Plowing
''Fall Plowing'' is a 1931 oil painting by Grant Wood depicting a plowed field in his home state of Iowa. It pays homage to the recently developed walking plough and steel plowshare commonly used by farmers in the Midwestern United States during this time. It emphasizes the important role that new technologies played on the development of prairie land into workable farmland. The Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District, area is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original painting is part of the John Deere collection. References {{20C-painting-stub Iowa culture Modern paintings Paintings by Grant Wood 1931 paintings Farming in art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Wood
Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 February 12, 1942) was an American painter and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for '' American Gothic'' (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art. Early life Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6 km) east of Anamosa, in 1891, the son of Hattie DeEtte ''Weaver'' Wood and Francis Maryville Wood. 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 and performed some work as a silversmith. Career Close to the end of World War I, Wood joined the US military, working as an artist designing camouflage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
