Seward Johnson’s 25-foot sculpture has been on display in Chicago, among other cities. It’s nice to see it in Iowa, where it belongs. It seemed very out of place on Michigan Avenue.
The sculpture of the iconic American Gothic painting seem perfectly at home in Dubuque. But if you want to see it there, go soon. Its exhibition run ends Sept. 1.
Unlike many of the parodies of the famous painting, God Bless America does not attempt to satirize Wood’s art but rather enlarges and adds dimension to it. The sculpture shows the famous couple full-length with a large suitcase at their feet.
Inside the museum there’s a small but quite nice collection of Grant Wood paintings, some created in Europe prior to the adoption of his well-known American Regionalist style.
The Dubuque Museum of Art is located at 7th and Locust. Admission is free.
Carole Gieseke, Iowa Girl on the Go
2 comments:
The Grant Wood sculpture is wonderful. while doing this visit-it merits a drive on the Grant Wood Scenic Byway-which starts near Bellevue in Jackson County through the towns of Springbrook, Andrew, Maquoketa where Smithsonian artist Rose Frantzen has Old City Hall Gallery, on to Baldwin, Monmouth, all in Jackson County-then on to Jones County through Wyoming, Anamosa and Stone City-this is Grant Wood country with its rolling hills where the artist Grant Wood painted-an Artist's meca. Follow the new Grant Wood Scenic Byway signs put up by the state of Iowa.
Good suggestion. A drive along the Grant Wood Scenic Byway on the way to Dubuque would be the perfect compliment!
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