corn flour. Finely ground cornmeal, corn flour comes in yellow and white and is used for breading and in combination with other flours in baked goods. Corn flour is milled from the whole kernel, while cornstarch is obtained from the endosperm portion of the kernel.In British recipes the term cornflour is used synonymously with the U.S. word cornstarch. masa harina is a special corn flour that's the basic ingredient for corn tortillas.From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst.n British recipes the term cornflour is used synonymously with the U.S. word cornstarch. masa harina is a special corn flour that's the basic ingredient for corn tortillas. From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst.
Grant Wood. Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 â February 13, 1942) was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, an iconic painting of the 20th century. 1 Life and career.
American Art. Gallery 263. This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning a three-hundred-dollar prize and instant fame for Grant Wood. The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa.2. Wanda M. Corn, The Birth of a National Icon: Grant Wood's American Gothic, The Art Institute of Chicago Centennial Lectures, Museum Studies 10 (Art Institute of Chicago/Contemporary Books, Inc., 1983), pp. 253-275, fig.