Poem on Grant Wood

Americas Best Painter

Grant wood was born and raised in the midwest

He was like Da'Vinci to America becuase he was our best

At 14 he won a national award

From then on he knew painting was what he should work toward

So he went to college to better his art

But America was like Antartica, it wasn't on any art critic's chart

So he decided to go to France

He went several times until his art skills became advanced

He was a special artist using his skill for good


During the depression he started organizations to help artist make money because no one else would


He also used his skill to help America in World War I


He made camouflage suits that could be seen by none

His first big project was a stained glass window


Boy did that window glow


but American Gothic was his most famous piece


It was the American Mona Lisa






What makes him the best American Painter


Is that he was a creator


He created regionalism to show his roots


It shunned big city life and depicted that we all need to dirty our boots.