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{{newreview<!-- Wood -->[[image:Wood_Gothic.jpg|authorleft|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1419725335?ie=Susan Wood and Ross MacDonaldUTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1419725335]] |title===[[American Gothic: The Life of Grant Woodby Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald]]===|rating=[[image:4.55star.jpg|genrelink=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Art|Art]] |summary=Who won a national prize for a crayon drawing of three oak leaves before he was properly in his teens? Who sought acclaim as an artist and came to Europe to study from the greats, only to reject all they had to offer? Who instinctively knew a picture of his dentist (yes, his dentist) would be more appealing and say more to people than ''floating water lilies and frilly ballet dancers''? The answer in all cases was Grant Wood, practically the most well-known painter in America at one time, and still the best, alongside Edward Hopper, at presenting his world minus any Modernist trappings.[[American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood by Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald|Full Review]]|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419725335</amazonukbr>}}
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