Grant Wood American 1891 1942 Parson Weems Fable

Grant Wood, American, 1891 -1942 Parson Weems’ Fable 1939, oil on canvas, 38 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

Grant Wood, American, 1891 -1942 Parson Weems’ Fable 1939, oil on canvas, 38 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

Important Facts or Ideas about the Artwork that Guided the Lesson § Based on an apocryphal story from Parson Mason Weems’ 1806 book, A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington. § Painted in 1939, with World War II beginning in Europe and Asia. § Wood felt it was important to preserve America’s “patriotic mythology” at that time in history.

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