Nov
12
THE COUPLE WITH THE PITCHFORK: American Gothic from Easel to Icon - Iowa City Book Launch
Join us on November 12 in Iowa City for the launch of the definitive cultural history book written by preeminent art historian Wanda M. Corn. Published by Princeton University Press, this richly illustrated work serves as the ultimate capstone to Corn’s five-decade career studying the legacy of Grant Wood’s 1930 masterpiece, American Gothic. It explores how and why Grant Wood’s couple has become one of the most recognized and reworked twosomes in all of image history.
Oct
28
LIVING IN TWO WORLDS – The Art & Life of Grant Wood
A pitchfork. A Victorian house. Two flat expressions that reveal next to nothing. Like DiVinci’s acclaimed Mona Lisa, much is left to the imagination when viewing Grant Wood’s world-famous painting, American Gothic. But his life speaks volumes.