Iowa Landscape — "The Crik"

Grant Wood

1892-1942

Born in Anamosa, IA

Died in Iowa City

1934

Oil on board

12 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches

Purchase, Katharine G. Ordway Fund

91.29.1

A letter from Mrs. Jessup to Wood's sister, Nan Wood Grant, records the circumstances of the painting's creation. Dated February 18, 1924, it was sent in response to Wood's death from pancreatic cancer on Februrary 12 of that year. In it Mrs. Jessup calls the artist a "good friend," and describes the painting.

Myers, Donald. "Grant Wood." In Our Treasures: Highlights from the Minnesota Museum of American Art, edited by Kristin Makholm, 76-77. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Museum of American Art, 2011.

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