New exhibit puts focus on Gordon Parks Oct 11, 2008
An interpretation of the iconic 1930 painting by Grant Wood, Parks photograph shows a black cleaning woman, Ella Watson, standing in front of an American flag while holding a mop and broom, echoing the stoic stance of the pitchfork-wielding farmer in Woods painting. American Gothic is one of 73 images that Parks, who died in 2006, helped select for the Bare Witness retrospective after being approached by The Capital Group Foundation, working in collaboration with the Cantor Arts... (MSNBC -- News)
'Homegrown' Style Aug 16, 2008
He'd had an art history class at the University of Kansas, but he began to research the various art movements in more detail, particularly the American Regionalist Movement and the work of artists like Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry. "That's when I discovered Benton in a big way," Long remarked. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Art appreciation via the silver screen Jul 25, 2008
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult 1975 movie by Jim Sharman, features another iconic US masterpiece hanging prominently on a wall at Dr Frank-N-Furter's - the unsettling farming couple depicted in American Gothic, a 1931 work by Grant Wood. Brian de Palma (Dressed To Kill), Woody Allen (Manhattan) and John Cassavetes (Minnie and Moskowitz) all throw their characters into museums, with self-obsessed Allen and Diane Keaton musing on the "wonderful energy" of US oils from the 50s and 60s... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Kids work behind the scenes Jul 25, 2008
The set itself is three-tiered and resembles an illustrious Grant Wood painting, who is best known for his American Gothic piece. The dress rehearsal and final performance will be set to live music, written and performed by Hillis. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Creative expression Jul 6, 2008
Guests can "dine" with Andy Warhol and Grant Wood, for example, among the array of famous artists featured in Gary Kelley's mural. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Tuesday, and the Golubs told the crowd that they wanted the public to make the cafe a gathering place. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'2,000 Feet Away': Banality masked as criticism Jun 24, 2008
Weigh responds to the totemic images of the America he puts on view, the iconic Grant Wood painting "American Gothic" for starters, without moving beyond such markers toward real substance ... But if officialdom is undercharacterized in the case of Deputy, so is its opposite as embodied by Ian Hart's AG, a furtive-looking piano teacher who is first glimpsed showing one of his young male students the Grant Wood painting that dominates the evening. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Towns begin rebuilding after tornado May 27, 2008
May 27, 2008 ONLINE EDITION. Aplington-Parkersburg High School, bottom, is damaged with the rest of Parkersburg, Iowa, on Monday a day after a tornado struck the town. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Oakland school district receives reproductions of famed works of art spanning centuries Mar 31, 2008
For example, he said social studies teacher Judy Duzan used reproductions of John Singleton Copley s Paul Revere painting and Grant Wood s The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere painting in her lessons. In addition, Hinson said he displays a different selection of the posters each month in the library. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
'Elixir' on the town green Mar 18, 2008
Its visuals are indebted to the paintings of Grant Wood, and it's full of imagery that evokes the early covers of Life magazine or the Saturday Evening Post. Nemorino, the simpleton with a pure heart, is now an ice cream salesman who pulls up in a converted Model T truck and dispenses cones as he sings. (Boston Globe)
Kids' play (1) Mar 15, 2008
Visitors will also find digital painting, a staircase that's part maze, part jungle gym, a Tap-Tap Taxi, a drum dance pad that lets kids make calypso sounds of a steel drum with their feet, a tractor that allows kids to navigate a tractor through the rolling plains of Grant Wood paintings, a milk cow and many other experiential exhibits. Installation began in January, after a postponement in December which forced WCA to postpone the opening date. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Fish includes art by Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Jacob Lawerence, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, Georges Seurat, Frida Kahlo and Marc Chagall. Margaret Hyde has a series of board books About Art for kids that feature such artists as Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Renoir, and Vincent Van Gogh. (Suite101.com)
Vero museum puts on brave face Feb 18, 2008
Beyond that, a viewer sees how some artists, most notably Grant Wood, famous for "American Gothic," recoiled from the new aesthetic of portraiture and tried to bring it back to its representational beginnings, as seen in his straightforward "Portrait of John B. Turner, Pioneer" (1928-1930 oil on canvas). However, alongside the Grant Wood painting is Andrew Wyeth's sultry "The Prussian" (1973 drybrush), which comes from his famous "Helga Series." Its strength and psychological undertones prove... (Florida Today)
Students trying out Phelps Youth Pavilion in advance of grand opening writeLink("vid_id=686&file=pavilion.flv "); Feb 16, 2008
Orange Elementary fifth-grader Tiarra Riley concentrates on milking a cow in a barn that is among exhibits in the new Phelps Youth Pavilion inspired by Grant Wood's paintings of Iowa ... Students and staff at a number of Waterloo Community Schools' buildings raised about 70,000 to make the Grant Wood Schoolhouse exhibit possible. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Deft portrayal Jan 31, 2008
The painter, Grant Wood, was brought to life by professional actor Tom Milligan for the Lee County Historical Society Tuesday night in Keokuk. Milligan has presented Grant Wood, Prairie Rebel more than 1,000 times during the past 12 years. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Community calendar Jan 29, 2008
Professional actor Tom Milligan will portray American artist Grant Wood. TOPS Chapter 456 5:30 p.m. weigh-in starts, meeting at 6:30 at First Christian Church, 3476 Main St., Keokuk. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Music in Art Class: Bridget Mayak takes it to a whole other level Jan 9, 2008
Favorites include Picasso Polka, World on a String (Calder), Quite a Pair (American Gothic by Grant Wood), The Red and Yellow Blues, Secondary Samba, and I Draw the Line. It doesn t take long before we are all singing along with the music as we work. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
What's family? A photography exhibition Dec 13, 2007
()"Waiting for Grant Wood". Photo by Krista Ford '09. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Cedar Rapids art museum to house valuable paintings Nov 23, 2007
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce accepted a bid to sell paintings it owned by Norman Rockwell, Grant Wood and Marvin Cone. Local groups raised $500,000 to keep the artwork in the city, after the chamber board announced it was going to auction the pieces. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Foundation meets goal, famous artwork will stay in Cedar Rapids Nov 20, 2007
Late Monday morning, Dan Baldwin, with the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, announced that his organization was successful in its quest to keep paintings by Norman Rockwell, Grant Wood and Marvin Cone inside city limits. Baldwin's organization set a goal of raising $500,000 to bid on the three paintings. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Food in Brief: Dream Dinners stores teams up to raise funds for Eveland family Oct 11, 2007
Customers must use the code "B when ordering online or by phone.TASTE DE CUISINE: Chef de Cuisine Association of San Diego and the San Diego Brewers Guild host "Taste de Cuisine," a children's fundraiser featuring the fifth annual "Iron Apprentice" competition, and microbrewery and culinary competition. It runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Inn at the Bay, 1355 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, and benefits Becky's House and Hogar Infantil La Gloria. Tickets are 20 for the culinary ballroom... (North County Times)
Miller Brewing Pulls Logo From 'Last Supper' Advertisement Sep 28, 2007
"Next year's poster ad may take inspiration from 'American Gothic' by Grant Wood or Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' or even 'The Sound of Music!'". Still, "I guess it wouldn't be the Folsom Street Fair without offending some extreme members of the global community, though," he added. (CNSnews.com)
The Tarble at 25 Sep 8, 2007
These are represented in the exhibition by original prints by Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton and Charles Turzak, and watercolors by David McCosh and Umberto Romano. In 2006 the Mildred Grush Timmons American Regionalist Acquisitions Endowment was established in the EIU Foundation. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Out of the way Iowa Jul 8, 2007
Eldon was a short ride from Fairfield, and a must stop because it is home to the modest white cottage Grant Wood used in his merican Gothic painting of a somber-faced farm couple with a pitchfork. There was no one in sight except two construction workers building a visitors center across the street. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Diversity in 'Color of the Land' Jul 8, 2007
"I thought last year's 'Color of the Land' exhibit was great," said Kandace Steadman, executive director of the MUAH. "A lot of people came in and a lot of people commented on how pleased they were with the new venue." With MUAH's new, extended hours Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. visitors to the landscape show will have even more time to immerse themselves in the "Color of the Land." This year's Purchase Award winner (with a $5,000 cash prize), "Deja Vu," by Chris Miles, is an acrylic-on-panel... (Deseret News)
The campaign migration of 2007 May 14, 2007
A local artist has painted Obama/Iowa-themed murals in the entryway, including the Iowa-inspired "American Gothic" by Grant Wood. ----------- mccormickj@tribune. (FOX59, IN)
Stinson sells for $3,600 Apr 4, 2007
He became a respected sculptor and art teacher, working with Iowa legend Grant Wood on WPA projects such as the Lewis and Clark Memorial in Council Bluffs before finishing his career in New York. While not well known as a painter, he did explore the medium at times. (The Hawk Eye)
Winfield native's painting on auction block Mar 28, 2007
" Harry Edward Stinson was the only child of John "Jack" Rippey Stinson and Grace "Dot" Evelyn Bolding. He was born Jan. 3, 1898. His father "Jack" Stinson came to Winfield, at the age of 10. David is believed to have built the house Harry grew up in, in Winfield. Jack Stinson was a newspaperman and writer who learned his trade at the Winfield Beacon, apprenticing for E. G. Hinkle. Harry grew up and attended school in Winfield. He loved baseball and played on the high school team. Harry enlisted... (Washington Journal, IA)
How to Identify Art Mar 22, 2007
There are certain works of art that are so transcendent that they even leak into popular culture such as Michelangelo s David, Da Vinci s The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and Grant Wood s American Gothic. Clearly these works transcend, or rise above, more average works of art. (Suite101.com)
Fort perfect fit for NATO uniform design team Mar 11, 2007
One of them was Grant Wood, whose most famous painting is American Gothic. Camouflage uniform patterns have been described as cubism in which artists such as Picasso would be comfortable in rendering. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Local artist creates work on unique canvas Mar 3, 2007
Grant Wood s American Gothic, a three hour piece, and Leonardo Da Vinci s Testa di Fanciulla detta La. a four hour piece, are just of couple works of art reproduced on a gel nail. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
TODAY'S PICTURESAin't that America. Feb 13, 2007
On this day in 1892, Iowan painter Grant Wood was born. His American Gothic, an iconic portrait of two hardworking Midwesterners in front of their farmhouse, is one of the best-known pieces in American art. (Slate)
Heritage Series: Celebrating a proud ag past Jan 10, 2007
Orr C. Fischer, an Iowa native artist who studied under Grant Wood, came from Mt. Ayr in southern Iowa and spent a few days talking to the postmaster and citizens about his desire for the mural. Overwhelmingly, those he talked with wanted the mural to be rural in nature. (Forest City Summit, IO)
