It was a Saturday — March 2, 1935 — that the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported artists Grant Wood and Sara Sherman Maxon were to be married that night in Minneapolis.Maxon was at least seven years older than Wood — who was 44 at the time — and an artist in her own right, as well as a singer, teacher and pioneer in regional music.The two were married at the home of Maxon’s son and daughter-in-law with no guests in attendance.
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By Tara Templeman, The History Center, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 03/29/2021 - 1:29pm
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