John’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Tall Case Clock
Works by John Wood Jr. (American, 1736–1793)

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Self-Portrait
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.
Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

Loch Vale
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

December Afternoon
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists

Family Doctor
Grant Wood American, 1891-1942

Fertility
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists

Midnight Alarm
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists

In the Spring
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists

July Fifteenth
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists

The Pump
Grant Wood American, 1891-1942

Chicago Duet
John E. Dowell, Jr. American, born 1941

Hysteria
Sam Taylor-Wood English, born 1967

Portrait of Second Lieutenant Wayne McMillen
Grant Wood American, 1891-1942

Icarus
John Dowell (American, born 1941) printed by John Dowell published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Correggio (Antonio Allegri; Italian, 1489–1534)

Sultry Night
Grant Wood (American, 1892–1942) published by Associated American Artists