Grant Wood

1891 - Born in Anamosa, Iowa on the 13th of February.

1901 - His family moved to Cedar Rapids after his father died.

1910 - He enrolled in art school in Minneapolis, and returned a year later to teach in a one-room schoolhouse.

1913 - He enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago and did some work as a silversmith.

1920-1928 - He made four trips to Europe, where he studied many styles of painting, especially impressionism.

1927 - Received a commission for a stained glass window memorializing the veterans of World War I to be installed in the Cedar Rapids City Hall.

1928 - He was strongly influenced by the sharp detail of 15th century German and Flemish paintings.

        - He abandoned his Impressionist manner for the detailed, realistic manner for which he is known.

1924-1935 - He lived in the loft of a carriage house that he turned into his personal studio at "5 Turner Alley".

1930 - His American Gothic caused a sensation when exhibited.

1932 - He helped found the Stone City Art Colony near his hometown to help artists get through the Great Depression.

         - He became a great proponent of regionalism in the arts, lecturing throughout the country on the topic.

1934 - He taught painting at the University of Iowa's School of Art beginning, prompting his move to Iowa City.

1942 - On 12th of February, one day before his 51st birthday, Wood passed away at the university hospital.