Grant Wood was born on a farm near the small town of Anamosa, in 1891. By painting simple scenes of the land and people he knew best, he helped create an important, all-American style of art. Grant Wood’s paintings show the love he had for the people and customs of the Midwestern United States. Grant Wood particularly loved the farmland of Iowa. While growing up, he enjoyed feeling the soft, warm soil between his toes as he walked barefoot through the fields. In his painting Young Corn it seems like the round, friendly hills are protecting the farmer and his children while they work in their fields. | |