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WOOD, Grant. (Anamosa, IA, Feb. 13, 1892--Iowa City, IA, Feb. 12,1942). Artist. In 1934 Wood, a pioneer of the American Native Regionalist Style, sold "Appraisal" for $350.00 and "Victorian Survival" for $800.00 to the [[CARNEGIE STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Money for the purchase was made available through the Lull Art Fund. In 1987 and again in 1989, the library was asked to sell the paintings for $1.2 million. On display at the library since December 15, 1989, the two paintings are considered by critics to be among the seventy important works of the artist. | WOOD, Grant. (Anamosa, IA, Feb. 13, 1892--Iowa City, IA, Feb. 12,1942). Artist. In 1934 Wood, a pioneer of the American Native Regionalist Style, sold "Appraisal" for $350.00 and "Victorian Survival" for $800.00 to the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Money for the purchase was made available through the Lull Art Fund. In 1987 and again in 1989, the library was asked to sell the paintings for $1.2 million. On display at the library since December 15, 1989, the two paintings are considered by critics to be among the seventy important works of the artist. | ||
Beginning in December 1986, until their December 15 unveiling, the two paintings had been stored in an undisclosed location when the cost of insurance had become prohibitive. They had been part of an exhibit assembled by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, entitled "Grant Wood, The Regionalist Vision" which toured the United States during 1983 and 1984. A grant from the Cottingham and Butler Self-Insured Services Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, and Marilyn and Robert Delos McDonald made the exhibition of the paintings possible. | Beginning in December 1986, until their December 15 unveiling, the two paintings had been stored in an undisclosed location when the cost of insurance had become prohibitive. They had been part of an exhibit assembled by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, entitled "Grant Wood, The Regionalist Vision" which toured the United States during 1983 and 1984. A grant from the Cottingham and Butler Self-Insured Services Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, and Marilyn and Robert Delos McDonald made the exhibition of the paintings possible. | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 18 August 2008
WOOD, Grant. (Anamosa, IA, Feb. 13, 1892--Iowa City, IA, Feb. 12,1942). Artist. In 1934 Wood, a pioneer of the American Native Regionalist Style, sold "Appraisal" for $350.00 and "Victorian Survival" for $800.00 to the CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Money for the purchase was made available through the Lull Art Fund. In 1987 and again in 1989, the library was asked to sell the paintings for $1.2 million. On display at the library since December 15, 1989, the two paintings are considered by critics to be among the seventy important works of the artist.
Beginning in December 1986, until their December 15 unveiling, the two paintings had been stored in an undisclosed location when the cost of insurance had become prohibitive. They had been part of an exhibit assembled by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, entitled "Grant Wood, The Regionalist Vision" which toured the United States during 1983 and 1984. A grant from the Cottingham and Butler Self-Insured Services Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, and Marilyn and Robert Delos McDonald made the exhibition of the paintings possible.