Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) is a painting that needs no introduction. It’s a deceptively simple work of art—a seemingly straightforward portrait of an old farmer and his daughter, pictured in ...
In a tiny Iowa town called Eldon, Grant Wood painted 'American Gothic,' immortalizing the faces of his sister and dentist in ...
A new exhibit opens this week at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art featuring some of the many parodies of the painting “American Gothic.” The most famous work by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood is ...
Nearly 91 years after 'American Gothic” wowed the world, Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting continues to tickle viewers' fancy. Some of those viewers have left their mark on mass-produced copies of ...
What gives some works of art incredible staying power while others fade into obscurity? But as nearly a million annual visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago will tell you, the original image is ...
Tiny Eldon in southeast Iowa has been losing population, jobs and business for nearly five decades, but one woman is trying to turn things around with a focus on tourism centered around the ...
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Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. You probably recognize “American Gothic” — but it takes context to understand exactly why Grant Wood’s classic painting is so famous. In this ...
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