| Full Name | Grant DeVolson Wood |
| Birth | February 13, 1891, Anamosa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death | February 12, 1942 (aged 50), Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known For | Painting |
| Notable Work | American Gothic |
| Art Movement | Regionalism |
| Early Life | Born in rural Iowa, moved to Cedar Rapids after father’s death, apprenticed in a metal shop |
| Education | Attended The Handicraft Guild in Minneapolis, then School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Military Service | Joined U.S. military during WWI, worked as an artist designing camouflage and other art |
| Teaching Career | Taught art to junior high school students in Cedar Rapids (1919-1925) |
| European Influence | Made multiple trips to Europe, influenced by Impressionism, post-Impressionism, and especially Jan van Eyck |
| Significant Projects | Designed stained glass windows for a Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids |
| Art Colony | Helped found the Stone City Art Colony in 1932 to support artists during the Great Depression |
| Advocacy | Proponent of Regionalism in the arts, lectured nationwide |
| Personal Studio | Lived with mother in Cedar Rapids, converted loft of a carriage house into personal studio at “5 Turner Alley” |
