The Gazette

Veterans Memorial Commission Museum unveils original Grant Wood drawings of Memorial Window in Cedar Rapids for new documentary

Assembly marks third time drawings have been seen in 98 years The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — One of Grant Wood’s most ...
Quad-City Times

Figge Art Museum is a stop on Iowa's Grant Wood Trail

Follow the Grant Wood Trail, and you'll uncover plenty of treasures relating to Iowa's most iconic artist. From the Grant Wood Art Gallery in Anamosa to the Des Moines Arts Center to seven sites, ...
The Gazette

Here’s how Cedar Rapids schools came to own Grant Wood, other known artists, work

Teacher Kristina Dvorak takes the bubble wrap off a lithograph while unboxing an art collection at the Educational Leadership and Support Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, September 29, 2025.
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa art exhibit embodies race, regionalism and representation in the heart of the Midwest

The work of Grant Wood evokes the history and culture of the Midwest, but it really only shows a narrow view of the Midwestern experience. This year, the Grant Wood Art Colony Symposium is inspired by ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In Search of the Real Grant Wood

Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa / City of Davenport Art Collection / Grant Wood Archive I explore the house a bit, and in the small gift shop buy a white hand-crocheted doily that depicts the Gothic ...