Through the grant money, the exhibit will be transformed into a collection of parodies, mostly provided by Don and Helen Glasson.

Rossi said Humanities Iowa has a reputation of bringing a sense of history to Iowa and letting people know what it means to be an Iowan.

“Grant Wood’s regionalist perspective quintessentially distills what it means to be an Iowan though his painting,” he said.

Scott Niles can be reached at (641) 683-5360 or via e-mail at sjniles@mchsi.com.