This print is indicative of Grant Wood’s rural subjects and distinct

treatment of form, helping to address the dearth of objects in the TMA’s

collection representing regionalism. Currently, TMA has one other work

by Grant Wood, July Fifteenth (1981.122). March would

contribute to our small number of regionalist works on paper, allowing

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us to consider rotations. Wood also represents an artist with connections

to the American Midwest.

Many critics, scholars, and biographers refer to Wood as a gay man,

with an understanding that a closeted position was necessary during his

lifetime. The print expands our holdings of works by LGBTQ+ artists,

in particular those who worked and lived in a “pre-Stonewall” U.S.

This print was published through the Associated American Artists, an

organization formed in 1934 with the idea of making art affordable to

the public while also providing much needed income to artists during

the Great Depression. AAA hired major American artists, including

Wood, to make “art for the people.” They employed a vigorous

marketing campaign directed to middle-class households to convince

consumers to purchase artist-signed prints for $5 each, or about $100

today.