Grant Wood Cultural District
Historic district in Cedar Rapids
The Grant Wood Cultural District is a historic district in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa that was certified in 2010 by the Iowa State Historical Society.[1]
It includes Grant Wood's studio, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Veterans Memorial Building, the U.S. Cellular Center, and numerous other points of interest.[2]
It includes "a natural chain of sites beginning with the Masonic Library and 5 Turner Alley east of the Cedar River, past the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and new Cedar Rapids Public Library location, Paramount Theatre, Orchestra Iowa, Mays Island and over to the west side of the Cedar River where the proposed Amphitheatre will be located."[3] From 1924 to 1935, Grant Wood's studio was located at 5 Turner Alley.[4]
References
- ^ Dave Dewitte (June 12, 2010). "Historical Society certifies C.R. cultural district". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA). Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Nollen, Diane (July 12, 2010). "A sense of place, pride". McClatchy - Tribune Business News.
- ^ "State Certifies Grant Wood Cultural District in Downtown Cedar Rapids". Targeted News Service. June 11, 2010.
- ^ Grant Wood Studio
External links
- for more info and project updates, per press release
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Grant Wood
- American Gothic (1930)
- Arnold Comes of Age (1930)
- Stone City, Iowa (1930)
- The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (1931)
- Fall Plowing (1931)
- Daughters of Revolution (1932)
- Sentimental Ballad (1940)
- Robert and Esther Armstrong House
- George B. Douglas House
- Grant Wood Cultural District
- Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
- Oakes-Wood House
- Marvin Cone (colleague)
- Nan Wood Graham (sister)
- Stone City Art Colony
- Regionalism
- American Gothic House
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