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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.
- 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.
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, and ambivalent.
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...
Feb 8, 2017 · American Gothic has become an American icon, but Regionalism itself would never be thought of as a significant movement in the canon of US art history.
Nov 7, 2019 · Learn about the history, meaning, and style of Grant Wood's iconic painting American Gothic, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Find out why it is so famous, who are the models, and how it influenced pop culture.
Feb 16, 2017 · Learn about the iconic painting by Grant Wood that depicts a farmer and his daughter in a Gothic style. Discover the cultural and political context of Depression Era art and the exhibition America after the Fall in London.
