The Unassuming Grave Of an Iowa Legend
Grant Wood. He is among the most famous Iowans in the history of our state. His painting
American Gothic is among the most famous pieces of art in modern history. Despite his amazing works of art, including the above piece called Stone City, his celebrity is rarely hailed outside of the state he lived in.
Grant Wood was born in rural Anamosa in 1891. The family moved to Cedar Rapids after the death of his father. He attended Cedar Rapids Washington High School and eventually attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Wood also made numerous trips to France to study art before settling back in Iowa. He helped found the Stone City Art Colony to help artists survive the Great Depression. Although Grant Wood is best known for his paintings, he worked in many other art fields including ink, charcoal, ceramics, metal, and wood.
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Iowa s first in the nation caucuses, along with New Hampshire s first in the nation primary suffered another threat to their spot in line as the state of Nevada assembly and state Senate both approved a measure that would give the state leverage to push itself ahead of the fray starting in 2024.
Why is being in front of the election process so important to these states?
Former United States Senate majority leader Harry Reid and several colleagues have, for years, been pushing to get their state a more prominent seat at the table, taking a bit of a swipe at Iowa and New Hampshire in saying their state has a more diverse population than the other two and is more representative of a cross-section of American voters.