House Resolution 123 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY ZIRKELBACH and FOEGE 1 3 A Resolution recognizing the Grant Wood Art Festival. 1 4 WHEREAS, Grant DeVolson Wood was born on February 1 5 13, 1891, on his parents' farm four miles east of 1 6 Anamosa, Iowa, where he spent the first 10 years of 1 7 his life; and 1 8 WHEREAS, Grant Wood was an exceptional artist from 1 9 a very young age; at the age of 14 he took third prize 1 10 in a national contest for a crayon drawing of oak 1 11 leaves and said that winning that prize was his 1 12 inspiration to become an artist; and 1 13 WHEREAS, from that beginning, Grant Wood blossomed 1 14 into one of the great artists of the twentieth 1 15 century; and 1 16 WHEREAS, taking inspiration from the work of German 1 17 and Flemish painters, in 1930 Mr. Wood created the 1 18 painting that defines his art and assured his success, 1 19 "American Gothic"; and 1 20 WHEREAS, today we continue to honor this remarkable 1 21 man, his unique talent, and the artist colony he 1 22 founded in Stone City, with the annual Grant Wood Art 1 23 Festival; and 1 24 WHEREAS, the 36th Annual Grant Wood Art Festival 1 25 will be held Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Anamosa, Iowa, 1 26 featuring day=long events and the work of many local 1 27 and regional artists; NOW THEREFORE, 1 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 29 That the House of Representatives recognizes the 1 30 upcoming 36th annual Grant Wood Art Festival and urges 2 1 all Iowans to plan a visit to this celebration as part 2 2 of their summer vacation plans. 2 3 LSB 6556HH 82 2 4 jr/nh/14