But there was also this—to drive through the landscape, especially in late winter, was to enter an eerie, flat world. Grant Wood’s early paintings, such as The Spotted Man, a male nude ...

Tripp Evans, author of Grant Wood: A Life ... Haskell, opening a coffee-table book and turning to Wood’s landscapes, points out that many are populated with toylike houses and cars, and ...

A guide to key strands in early 20th-century American painting, from industrial landscapes and rural vistas to Paris and abstraction. Featuring works offered in Modern American Art on 17 April 2025.

Scholars and artists from across North America will gather April 25–26 at the University of Iowa for the eighth biennial ...