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   What is American Gothic by Grant Wood?

   • 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.

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   What is a Grant Wood painting?

   • Grant Wood (American). American Gothic, 1930. Oil on board. The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art collection, (catalog number) 1930.934. The Grant Wood painting American Gothic is a touchstone of American culture, depicting an upright Midwestern family on the farm.

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   Who painted American Gothic?

   • 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.

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   How old was Grant Wood when he painted American Gothic?

   • Grant Wood would have been in his very late thirties at the time that he painted American Gothic and close to his peak at that point. Sadly, his career would only last around another decade because of his early death at the age of 50 in 1942.

   American Gothic by Grant Wood - The History of Art

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   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 .

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   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.

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   • 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.

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   Oct 14, 2023 · American Gothic, by American artist Grant Wood, is one of the most famous paintings of all time. But what makes this artwork so well known, and who is it pictured within this scene? Here we examine the masterpiece in detail and touch on other highlights from this artist's career.

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   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...

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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...

10. www.npr.org › 2005/07/12 › 4748148The Story Behind Grant Wood's 'American Gothic' - NPR

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    Jul 12, 2005 · The painting is a touchstone of American culture, depicting an upright Midwestern family on the farm. Its story is the topic of Thomas Hoving's book American Gothic.