Artist: Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942)
Title: Fruits
Date: 1938
Accession #: 99.12.06
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions: 7 x 10 in.
Acquired by: Dr. Randy Lengeling
About the Artist: Grant Wood’s dedication to his family, especially to his sister Nan, is evident through his financial assistance during the Depression. He borrowed the concept of an artist directing staff to color prints popularized by Currier and Ives in the 1800’s. He painstakingly trained Nan and her husband, Ed Graham, to hand-color his only mature series of still lifes, entitled Wild Flowers, Tame Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables. This required over three years to complete the one thousand prints. They sold through the mail for $10 each.