Tree Planting

1937

Grant Wood

Associated Names
Grant Wood

Artist, American, 1891 - 1942

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

This horizontal black-and-white print shows two men digging holes in a grassy yard while a woman and several children stand nearby. The men, who nearly fill the foreground, bend forward with shovels in their hands. One turns his head toward the other and raises his free arm behind him. Two freshly dug holes and a mound of dark earth lie in front of them.
Farther back to our right, a woman in a long dark dress stands between two small children, holding one child’s hand. A slender young tree with exposed roots leans diagonally beside them, and a rounded root ball rests on the grass. To our left, several more people gather around the steps and porch of a wooden building. Three children stand behind the porch railing, while others are clustered near the foot of the stairs. Open fields extend across a low horizon in the distance. Fine, closely spaced marks create the textures of the grass, clothing, and shaded areas. A handwritten signature and the date “1937” appear near the lower right corner.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 33, no. 222.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Grant Wood 1937

Wikidata ID

Q76440514

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