"Grant Wood On the Radar in the ‘60s and 70s" by Elaine Mattingly

Mattingly will discuss her research into Grant Wood's resurgence during the 1960s and '70s, including the first Grant Wood Art Festival and a teaser for Stranded in Stone City, a new musical of which Mattingly is writer/producer/editor.

Elaine Mattingly’s connection to all things Grant Wood goes back six generations in the Anamosa, Stone City, Viola and Cedar Rapids areas of Iowa. She presses into service her experience as a documentary film writer/producer, non-profit communications professional/editor and theatrical writer/producer/director as she facilitates the Grant Wood Country Forum with its partners and coordinates/edits the Grant Wood Country Chronicle. She holds degrees in literature and business from Cornell College, as well as experience serving as a research assistant at the University of Iowa.