I like "Young Corn" very, very much. And also "Stone City."
Wood depicts the old method of planting in "Young Corn" -- straight up
and down the hill. Modern farmers terrace their fields. Helps
preserve topsoil. Prettier fields too.
My friend Paul posted a photo of the church in "Stone City"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2638088856_c3b616b106.jpg
In Wood's painting you only see part of it on the left side.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/haven/wood/stonecity.html
Joel W.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think maybe your recent photo was inspired by this from Wood:
> <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/haven/wood/youngcorn.html>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I remember the painting well but I always thought it was done by Andrew
>>> Wyeth.
>>>
>>> Until this week had never consciously heard of Grant Wood.
>>
>> The emblematic thing in "American Gothic" is not knowing how to take
>> it. Most of Wood's best paintings are like that.
>>
>> http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/haven/wood/gallery4.html#daughters
>>
>> The Parson Weems painting is probably familiar to most Americans
>> without their knowing necessarily who painted it. I love the tiny
>> little George Washington, and his wig.
>>
>> Joel W.
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