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The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art--Some Assembly Required: Collage and Assemblage This week the Daily Palette is celebrating Some Assembly Required: Collage and Assemblage at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA). This exhibition, which runs through January 26, 2014, takes a look at the breadth and depth of collage and assemblage, especially in the hands of American artists.
GRANT WOOD Gift of Harriet Y. and John B. Turner II, 72.12.38 Grant Wood (1891-1942), Iowa's most famous artist, was born in Anamosa and grew up in Cedar Rapids. He founded the Stone City Art Colony in Stone City, Iowa, which operated during the summers of 1932 and 1933. After studying art at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academie Julian in Paris, he taught art in Cedar Rapids and later at the University of Iowa from 1935 to 1940. A member of the well-known triumvirate of regionalist painters from the Midwest, alongside Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry, Wood focused on scenes of small town life during the 1930s when the country called for nationalistic images that would appeal to the average American. His painting style is characterized by tight brushstrokes and attention to detail. Wood also worked in a variety of other media: he designed stained glass windows and jewelry; he made ceramics and prints; and he made art out of metal, wood, and found objects. Lilies of the Alley, an example of one of his assemblages, is significant in that it reveals Wood's sense of humor and his knowledge and appreciation of modern art. Image and exhibition summary courtesy of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art |
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