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Grant Wood being without shelter is a lesson. Sleeping on a park bench is not a new issue. Grant Wood is a real Iowa boy.

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You are right on all three counts: a lesson, not new, and very much a true-blue Iowan!

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Your finding -- and quick scanning -- of this very early Grant Wood biography gives glimpses of Iowa's most famous artist that I've never known. Share some more!

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My hope is to share more of what I found... probably not for a few more weeks. And of course, I'm still digging, ha. As you undoubtedly know, GW is a VERY interesting character! And I'm happy to think you, too, learned afresh about Iowa's finest artist.

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