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Birth	:	26 Jul 1899 Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Dec 1990 Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1032982, -91.2975006
Description	:	Folk Figure. The sister of artist Grant Wood, she was the model for the woman in his classic painting "American Gothic" (1930). Nan was born in Anamosa, Iowa, and married real estate investor Edward Graham. Always supportive of her brother's career, she had no qualms about posing for "Gothic" even though she knew ahead of time it would not be very flattering. Wood used considerable creative license in this double portrait of a old farmer and his unmarried daughter, elongating Nan's face and neck to emphasize her stern expression. After the painting became famous she received a note from one... Read More	Folk Figure. The sister of artist Grant Wood, she was the model for the woman in his classic painting "American Gothic" (1930). Nan was born in Anamosa, Iowa, and married real estate investor Edward Graham. Always supportive of her brother's career, she had no qualms about posing for "Gothic" even though she knew ahead of time it would not be very flattering. Wood used considerable creative license in this double portrait of a old farmer and his unmarried daughter, elongating Nan's face and neck to emphasize her stern expression. After the painting became famous she received a note from one viewer who said that her face "would sour milk." To make it up to her Wood painted a formal portrait of Nan (1933) showing her as a chic-looking modern woman. Not that she harbored any resentment. "Grant made a personality out of me," she once said. "I would have had a very drab life without it." After Wood's death in 1942, Nan inherited his estate and devoted the rest of her life to maintaining and promoting his legacy. She wrote a posthumously published memoir, "My Brother, Grant Wood" (1993).

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Nan Wood Graham Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA.
When did Nan Wood Graham Famous memorial death?
Nan Wood Graham Famous memorial death on 14 Dec 1990 in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Latitude: 42.1032982
Longitude: -91.2975006

Family Members:

Parent

Francis Maryville Wood

(1855 - 1901)

Hattie DeEtte Weaver Wood

(1858 - 1935)

Spouse

Siblings

Grant Wood Famous memorial

(1891 - 1942)

John Clifford Wood

(1893 - 1935)

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