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American Gothic
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Born |
Nan Wood Graham July 26, 1899 Anamosa, Iowa |
Died | December 14, 1990 Menlo Park, California |
(aged 91)
Nan Wood Graham (July 26, 1899 – December 14, 1990) was the sister of painter Grant Wood. She is best known as the model for the woman in her brother's most famous painting, American Gothic. She married Edward Graham, a real estate investor; and spent the rest of her life as a historian for her brother's work. She died at a nursing home at the age of 91.