Grant Wood was born on 13 February 1891 in Amarosa, Iowa, USA. He was married to Sara Sherman Maxon. He died on 12 February 1942 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Events in his life were dramatized for the NBC radio series "Art for Your Sake" on 4/27/40. The 30-minute show, the last of the series, was hosted by Dr. Bernard S. Myers and written by Park Rinard. After Wood's death on 2/12/42 the same script was performed by members of the faculty at Iowa State College and broadcast over the college radio station WOI on 4/15/42.