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American Gothic. American Gothic is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. A character study of a man and a woman portrayed in front of a home, American Gothic is one of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century, and has been widely parodied in American popular culture. [1] [2]
- 1930
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Forty–third Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, Oct 30–Dec 14, 1930, cat. 207, ill.
- Cedar Rapids, IA, Feb 1931.
- Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Twenty–Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, Apr 26–Jun 22, 1931, cat. 139, ill.
- San Diego Fine Art Gallery, Show of Contemporary Eastern Painting [probably], c. Jun 1932, no cat.; Santa Barbara, CA, Faulkner Memorial Art Gallery, c. Aug 1932.
Apr 8, 2024 · American Gothic, painting by Grant Wood completed in 1930. Grant Wood, an artist from Iowa, was a member of the Regionalist movement in American art, which championed the solid rural values of central America against the complexities of European-influenced East Coast Modernism. Yet Wood’s most famous painting is artificially staged, complex ...
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Nov 7, 2019 · Learn about the history, meaning, and style of Grant Wood's iconic painting American Gothic, which depicts a man and a woman in front of a house in Iowa. Find out why it is so famous, who are the models, and how it influenced other artists.
The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa. There he spotted a little wood farmhouse, with a single oversized window, made in a style called Carpenter Gothic. “I imagined American Gothic people with their faces stretched out long to go with this American Gothic house,” he said.
Feb 8, 2017 · Grant Wood’s American Gothic is a painting that’s puzzled generations who’ve stopped to wonder at the real meaning behind it. We all know it: a close-cropped portrait of a grim-faced Iowan ...
Learn about Grant Wood, the Regionalist painter who created the iconic American Gothic (1930) and other scenes of rural life and history. Explore his artworks, exhibitions, and influences at the Art Institute of Chicago.
