Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 19 Grant Wood |
The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa
Herbert Hoover~ Art During the Depression ~ About the Artist ~ About this Object ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions
Key Points
- Herbert Hoover stressed his modest beginnings in a small Iowa town during his campaign to become the 31st president of the United States.
- Grant Wood's painting of Hoover's birthplace is as much about American myth-making as about a historical site.
- The LINEAR forms, decorative PATTERNS, and close attention to details in this painting are hallmarks of Wood's REGIONALIST style.
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