Above: "Pipe Plant," an oil painting by Holland Foster (1906-1984), created while he was in the New Deal's Public Works of Art Project, ca. 1933-1934. Foster was working on his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Iowa when he painted "Pipe Plant." In the final report of the Public Works of Art Project, he was reported living in the "Field House Dormitory" in Iowa City at the time. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Above: A close-up view of the bottom-center portion of "Pipe Plant," which seems to show a person being picked up at work, or perhaps hitching a ride home. In a newspaper article about one of Holland Foster's art exhibitions, we read: "The artworks of Holland Foster reveal him to be a highly competent portrait and landscape painter... he now works out of his studio at 75 Country Club Lane in Woodstock" ("Portraits & Landscapes With Competent Skill From Holland Foster," The Kingston Daily Freemen (Kingston, New York), December 12, 1971).
Above: While working on his undergraduate and graduate art degrees at the University of Iowa, Holland Foster was an assistant to artist Grant Wood ("Foster rites," Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 19, 1984). Wood painted the famous "American Gothic" (above). Image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago and Wikipedia.
Above: A great portrait painting by Holland Foster, indicating that he learned a thing or two from his 1930s mentor Grant Wood. Where is this painting today? Image from The Kingston Daily Freeman newspaper, 1971, used here for educational and non-commercial purposes.
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