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American Gothic, often understood as a satirical comment on the midwestern character, quickly became one of America’s most famous paintings and is now firmly entrenched in the nation’s popular...
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.
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).
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 ...
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...
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.
Feb 16, 2017 · American Gothic, painted in 1930 by Iowa native Grant Wood, is probably the most famous American painting in the world. If any artworks merit that overworked adjective "iconic", this is one of them. The contrast between modernity and archaism registers even in the picture’s Flemish style, which was also once called "Gothic".
