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The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, by Grant Wood(c)

Grant Wood
1892-1942
The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Banch, Iowa
1931
Oil on composition board
29 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.

Trace the course of America's development, from Gilbert Stuart's portrait bust of George Washington to a Georgia O'Keeffe painting of the desert Southwest. Paintings of local Minnesota scenes like Hennepin Avenue and St. Anthony Falls are also on view.

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