grant wood
Definition
Proper noun * Grant Wood: An American painter famous for his realistic, often satirical, depictions of rural life in the American Midwest during the early 20th century. He is a central figure in the American Regionalist art movement.
Examples of Usage
- Proper noun:
- The museum is hosting a major exhibition featuring Grant Wood and other American Regionalists.
- "American Gothic" is the most famous painting by Grant Wood.
- Art historians study how Grant Wood portrayed Midwestern identity.
Advanced Usage
- "In the style of Grant Wood": Describing artwork that mimics Wood's distinctive, detailed, and sometimes stylized approach to depicting rural subjects.
- The illustrator created a poster for the state fair in the style of Grant Wood.
Variants and Related Words
- American Regionalism (n): The art movement with which Grant Wood is most closely associated, focusing on realistic scenes of rural and small-town America.
- "American Gothic" (n): The title of Grant Wood's most iconic 1930 painting, featuring a farmer and a woman (often assumed to be his wife or daughter) standing before a house with a distinctive Gothic window.
Synonyms
- American Regionalist painter: A descriptive synonym highlighting his artistic movement.
- Midwestern painter: A descriptive synonym emphasizing the geographic focus of his subject matter.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "A Grant Wood scene": A phrase used to describe a real-life view or situation that resembles the quaint, orderly, or archetypal rural scenes depicted in Wood's paintings.
- The old barn and silo against the rolling hills looked like a Grant Wood scene.
Noun
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United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
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