Western Gateway to Iowa – The Energy State Iowa is the largest US producer of corn which is increasing devoted to ethanol production. Iowa is also a leader in wind power generation especially in the western edges of the state. Iowa’s most famous artist is Grant Wood. During the WPA/Great Depression period he was appointed director of the Artist Works Program. His most famous painting is the iconic “American Gothic.” This proposal, which was to be sited on the first bridge over Interstate 80, as one enters Iowa from Nebraska, across the Missouri River, was intended to symbolize Iowa’s transition to clean and renewable energy. Due to increasing need for electricity, Iowa has created incentives for farmers to install large arrays of wind turbines in their fields. Hence the tynes of the pitchfork transform into armatures for turbines. Solar panels adorn the bib overalls and smock of the farmer and his wife.
Western Gateway to Iowa – The Energy State Iowa is the largest US producer of corn which is increasing devoted to ethanol production. Iowa is also a leader in wind power generation especially in the western edges of the state. Iowa’s most famous artist is Grant Wood. During the WPA/Great Depression period he was appointed director of the Artist Works Program. His most famous painting is the iconic “American Gothic.” This proposal, which was to be sited on the first bridge over Interstate 80, as one enters Iowa from Nebraska, across the Missouri River, was intended to symbolize Iowa’s transition to clean and renewable energy. Due to increasing need for electricity, Iowa has created incentives for farmers to install large arrays of wind turbines in their fields. Hence the tynes of the pitchfork transform into armatures for turbines. Solar panels adorn the bib overalls and smock of the farmer and his wife.