“Woman With Plants” is a portrait of his mother against a rural backdrop. “Young Corn,” an idyllic landscape, speaks to Wood’s rural upbringing. Advertisement ...

In Grant Wood’s painting “Woman With Plants,” this snake plant is a focal point in the work. However, it has another even less flattering name, “Mother-in-Law’s Tongue,” referring to ...

Grant Wood, American, 1891-1942, American Gothic, 1930, Oil on Beaver Board, 78 x 65.3 cm (30 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.), Friends of American Art Collection, 1930.934, The Art Institute of Chicago ...