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Steve Hanken's avatar

My friend, Paul Juhl, an expert on Grant Wood, explained that the sour look Park had was not commanded by Wood, but Wood was contented with it because it made the charector more realistic, unfortunately the sour look came from pains Park was suffering because of appendicitis!

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Kurtis Meyer's avatar

Oh my. And here I merely thought it was a somber look!

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Chuck Offenburger's avatar

Fun column about what reads like a terrific week. And who knew Grant Wood did dust jackets for books?

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Kurtis Meyer's avatar

Yeah, Grant took on several book-related projects. This particular dust jacket amuses me since his sole staff member at the time, Park Rinard, himself a distinguished Iowan for his work with Harold Hughes, John Culver, and Neal Smith, was pressed into duty as his model. Park was a friend of Paula and me as well as of Jack, the recipient of the book, with its handsome jacket in tact.

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