Grant Wood: The Man Behind American Gothic

Grant Wood, famed for one of America’s most iconic paintings, crafted a nostalgic public image that masked a far more intricate inner life. Art historian and Wood biographer R. Tripp Evans uncovers the tensions between the “farmer painter” persona, and his artistic, familial, and personal influences. Through Wood’s personal documents and paintings, Evans presents a multidimensional portrait of a man who became an unwitting national symbol. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)