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Apr 8, 2024 · American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood completed in 1930. The hard, cold realism of this painting and the honest, direct, earthy quality of its subject were unusual in the American art of its time.
1891. Date of death. 1942. Grant Wood is known for his stylized and subtly humorous scenes of rural people, Iowa cornfields, and mythic subjects from American history—such as the Art Institute’s iconic painting American Gothic (1930).
Nov 7, 2019 · 1. Is this the original? This is a great question, especially with the rapid circulation of images in our world today. American Gothic has become so famous as an image that many people don’t realize that it actually was—and still is—a painting. In their minds, it is no longer an object.
Feb 8, 2017 · How American Gothic became an icon. Is Grant Wood’s famous painting serious or comic? It is this ambiguity that has helped made it one of the most parodied images in art history, writes Fisun...
Dec 6, 2023 · Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930, oil on beaver board, 78 x 65.3 cm / 30-3/4 x 25-3/4″ (The Art Institute of Chicago) More Smarthistory images… Cite this page. Though often thought of as a simple image of American values, this painting resists easy interpretation.
Jul 12, 2005 · The Grant Wood painting American Gothic is a touchstone of American culture, depicting an upright Midwestern family on the farm. The story behind the painting is the subject of Thomas Hoving's...
Grant Wood’s American Gothic has puzzled museumgoers, art lovers, and the average citizen since its completion in 1930. At the time of its creation, Wood was one of many artists who embraced an art style known as Regionalism—an art form that rejected European Modernist influences in favor of a more realistic and folksy approach in depicting ...
