Today is the birthday of the great American painter Grant Wood (1891-1942). I relate mightily to this artist’s consuming subject matter (Americana) and the attitude he brings to it (an ambiguous mix of reverence and irony, sometimes one, sometimes the other, sometimes both at the same time). Mysteries are always more profound than answered questions. [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:56AM on February 13, 2013