
Grant Wood
1931
Oil on composition board
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; owned jointly with the Des Moines Art Center
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- The notion that anyone, through personal effort, can achieve financial success and can grow up to become president is among the
United States' most beloved and enduring myths.
- Herbert Hoover rose from humble beginnings in a small midwestern town to become the 31st president of the United States.
- The precise LINEAR
PATTERNS and close attention to details in
this painting are hallmarks of Grant Wood's
REGIONALIST style.
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