Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

March 12, 2004

Speakers discuss Wood exhibit

Grant Wood's "The Good Influence," 1936. Photo by Bob Elbert. Reproduced with permission of the Easton Press.

If you haven't made it to the "Grant Wood's Main Street" exhibit at the Brunnier Art Museum, March is a great time to do so.

The Museum Speaker Series (2 p.m. Sundays in the Brunnier) is devoted to the exhibit.

On March 21, Jane Milosch, curator of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, will discuss Wood's wry humor and psychological insight, coupled with his expert design and drawing skills. These came together in his character portraits, often of acquaintances of friends. These Iowans served as archetypes for a number of his works.

Milosch's talk is titled "Grant Wood's Portraits: From 5 Turner Alley to Main Street."

On March 28, Wanda Corn and Lea Rosson DeLong will give a curatorial slant on the exhibit. Corn is professor of art and art history at Stanford University, and DeLong is guest curator and essayist for the exhibit.

Corn will discuss Wood's background and his role in American art. DeLong will focus on Wood's Main Street illustrations and the influence these drawings had in the context of Wood's artistic career.