Before the world knew about Grant Wood, Iowa's most celebrated artist was exploring the world around him, from his childhood penchant for drawing under the kitchen table to making multiple trips to ...

Any tour of Grant Wood-related sites in Iowa would be woefully incomplete without a visit to the Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids, where Wood, in 1925, had his first big commission as an artist. The ...

Criselda Vasquez, “The New American Gothic” (2017), oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches (courtesy the artist) Ever since it was first displayed at the Art Institute Chicago (AIC) in 1930, Grant Wood’s ...

A nearly century-old Grant Wood painting at the Sioux City Arts Center has been sent to Minneapolis for a year-long conservation process. The seven-panel mural, titled Corn Room, was originally ...

Original drawings by Iowa artist Grant Wood, hidden away for decades, were carefully uncovered for just one day this week — ...

These iconic paintings aren't always what they seem. Explore six common misconceptions about historical works like "Mona Lisa ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a pitchfork ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The Art Institute of Chicago and the Cedar Rapids Community School District have swapped Grant Wood paintings. The temporary trade was arranged to bring Wood’s iconic ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A Grant Wood painting that sold for $6.96 million at a Sotheby's auction may be a record for the Iowa-born artist. "I'm not aware of anything that's gone this high," said ...