what painting was grantwood noted for
Grant Wood, 1941. Image courtesy of the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa. Grant Wood (February 13, 1891 â February 12, 1942) is Iowaâs most famous artist and his painting American Gothic is one of Americaâs most famous paintings. Wood was born on a farm near Anamosa in 1891 but moved to Cedar Rapids when he was ten years old after the death of his father.