Meet Iowans in Agriculture

Grant Wood
Painter
Born in Anamosa; lived 1891-1942

What made this person a famous Iowan?
Wood was a famous artist. His works included American Gothic and Stone City, Iowa.

How is this person related to agriculture?
“His vision of the American heartland seemed to touch a troubled country deeply; his paintings offered a land that responded to cultivation lusciously rather than blowing away in the tornados of the dustbowls, as well as farmers and their families who offered a bounty with rounds and blushing cheeks.”

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