Grant Wood was a painter born in Anamosa, Iowa, which is a few miles east of Cedar Rapids. His most famous painting is "American Gothic." His sister Nan Wood Graham is the farm woman and Dr. Byron McKeeby portrays the farmer. The site of the house is in Eldon, Iowa. Grant Wood designed the 20x24 foot window in the lobby of the Veterans Memorial Building on Municipal Island in the center of Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has a special room displaying his art.
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