Upcoming events
Grant Wood Country Forum: "'Wild and Tame Flowers': Context, Symbolism and Musings on Possible Meanings in Grant Wood’s Flower Lithographs"
"Wild and Tame Flowers: Context, Symbolism and Musings on Possible Meanings in Grant Wood’s Flower Lithographs," by Thomas Harvran
Havran will explore the paired prints, Wild Flowers and Tame Flowers, during this talk and share an original poem inspired by the works.
Thomas Havran, occasional artist and writer, but perpetually obsessed plant nerd, cultivates a simple life within Grant Wood’s “Young Corn” landscape near Amana, Iowa.
Grant Wood Country Forum: "The Book’s the Thing: Grant Wood’s Book Covers" and "Where the Artist Stood: Grant Wood and Regionalist Places Then and Now, 2026 Updates"
"The Book’s the Thing: Grant Wood’s Book Covers," by Paul C. Juhl
Paul C. Juhl is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, with majors in history and education; holds a master’s Degree in College Student Personnel Work from the University of Northern Iowa and has completed additional graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. He is a retired educator (teacher, counselor and administrator) in public and private schools in Iowa and Switzerland and earned Iowa High School...
Grant Wood Country Forum: "Grant Wood and the Paradox of 'Art for Everybody'”
"Grant Wood and the Paradox of Art for Everybody,” by Joe Coffey
Joe Coffey is a Chicago-based writer who examines Grant Wood’s legacy through a dual lens of journalistic storytelling and critical cultural analysis. With a background in television news and a Master’s in Journalism & Mass Communication from the University of Iowa, his work is informed by both a reporter’s eye for narrative and a scholar’s engagement with cultural context. His connection to the material is also personal: for nearly...