Anamosa welcomes the 25′ tall American Gothic Statue.
A description of the work reads:
Grant Wood was born Feb. 13, 1981 on a farm east of Anamosa. His best-known work is “American Gothic” portraying a farmer holding a pitchfork with his daughter primly at his side. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status as a universally recognized cultural icon, comparable to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”
Still standing just east of Anamosa on HIghway 64, is the one-room Antioch schoolhouse Grant attended between 1987 and 1901. Grant passed away on Feb. 12, 1942 and lies at rest in Anamosa’s Riverside Cemetry on the west side of town.
For more information, visit the Grant Wood Art Gallery, 124 E Main St.
