I went to see the Grant Woods show at the Renwick Gallery - a really amazing collection. I was unaware that some of the paintings I've loved were THAT Grant Woods - the one who did American Gothic. It was really well curated - basically a walk through all of his best works, in chronological order, from early sculpture to his European years, iron work and the famous American Gothic. It was so good, I actually went back with Bryan so that he could see it, and enjoyed it just as much the second time. Some interesting facts? (Thanks to Laura for a few of these). The woman in the picture is Grant Woods sister Nan, and the gentleman is his dentist. Even though she was pretty young, he made her quite a bit older, which sparked a three year feud which finally ended when he painted this new picture of her. Funny.
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