"inspiration came from Eldon, southern Iowa, where a cottage designed in the Gothic Revival style with an upper window in the shape of a medieval pointed arch provided the background and also the painting's title. Wood decided to paint the house along with ""the kind of people I fancied should live in that house."" The painting shows a farmer standing beside his spinster daughter, figures modeled by the artist's sister, Nan (1900–1990), and his dentist. Wood's sister insisted that the painting depicts the farmer's daughter and not wife, disliking suggestions it was the farmer's wife, since that would mean that"
"American Gothic American Gothic is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ""American Gothic"" House in Eldon, Iowa, along with ""the kind of people I fancied should live in that house."" It depicts a farmer standing beside a woman who has been interpreted to be his sister. The figures were modeled by Wood's sister Nan Wood Graham and their dentist Dr. Byron McKeeby. The woman is dressed in a colonial print apron evoking 19th-century Americana, and the man is holding a"
"episode ""The Masterpiece"", marketing campaigns, pornography, and by couples who recreate the image by facing a camera, one of them holding a pitchfork or other object in its place. American Gothic American Gothic is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ""American Gothic"" House in Eldon, Iowa, along with ""the kind of people I fancied should live in that house."" It depicts a farmer standing beside a woman who has been interpreted to be his sister. The figures were modeled by"
"Grant Wood Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly ""American Gothic"" (1930), which has become an iconic painting of the 20th century. Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6 km) east of Anamosa, in 1891. His mother moved the family to Cedar Rapids, after his father died in 1901. Soon thereafter, Wood began as an apprentice in a local metal shop. After graduating from Washington High School, Wood enrolled in The Handicraft Guild, an art school run entirely by women"
"was hired in 1940, along with eight other prominent American artists, to document and interpret dramatic scenes and characters during the production of the film ""The Long Voyage Home"", a cinematic adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's plays. Grant Wood Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly ""American Gothic"" (1930), which has become an iconic painting of the 20th century. Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6 km) east of Anamosa, in 1891. His mother moved the family to Cedar Rapids, after"
"painting by Grant Wood from 1930. Portraying a pitchfork-holding farmer and a younger woman in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic style, it is one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art. Art critics assumed it was satirical in intent; it was thought to be part of the trend towards increasingly critical depictions of rural America exemplified by Sherwood Anderson's ""1919 Winesburg, Ohio"", Sinclair Lewis' 1920 ""Main Street"", and Carl Van Vechten's ""The Tattooed Countess"" in literature. However, with the onset of the Great Depression, the painting came to be seen as a depiction of steadfast American"
"at the FSA as a trainee under Roy Stryker, Parks created one of his best-known photographs, ""American Gothic, Washington, D.C."", named after the iconic Grant Wood painting, ""American Gothic""—a legendary painting of a traditional, stoic, white American farm couple—which bore a striking, but ironic, resemblance to Parks' photograph of a black menial laborer. Parks' ""haunting"" photograph shows a black woman, Ella Watson, who worked on the cleaning crew of the FSA building, standing stiffly in front of an American flag hanging on the wall, a broom in one hand and a mop in the background. Parks had been inspired to"
"pitchfork. The plants on the porch of the house are mother-in-law's tongue and beefsteak begonia, which are the same as the plants in Wood's 1929 portrait of his mother ""Woman with Plants"". ""American Gothic"" is one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art and has been widely parodied in American popular culture. In 2016–17, the painting was displayed in Paris at the Musée de l'Orangerie and in London at the Royal Academy of Arts in its first showings outside the United States. In August 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, was driven around Eldon, Iowa,"
"empty outside the diner, and inside none of the three patrons is apparently looking or talking to the others but instead is lost in their own thoughts. This portrayal of modern urban life as empty or lonely is a common theme throughout Hopper's work. ""American Gothic"" is a painting by Grant Wood from 1930. Portraying a pitchfork-holding farmer and a younger woman in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic style, it is one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art. Art critics had favorable opinions about the painting, like Gertrude Stein and Christopher Morley, they assumed the"
"Gothic"" was regarded as an American icon, the house continued to serve as a private residence, usually for rent, transferring ownership only once more from the Jones family to the Seldon Smith family at a ""distress sale"" in 1942. A grassroots movement to preserve the house was started as early as 1945 by Nan Wood, Grant Wood's sister and the female figure depicted in ""American Gothic"". A visit in 1960 to the house (which was beginning to fall into disrepair) by Des Moines architect and historian William J. Wagner, A.I.A capped these early efforts. He was among the first to"
"American Gothic House The ""American Gothic"" House, also known as the Dibble House, is a house in Eldon, Iowa, designed in the Carpenter Gothic style with a distinctive upper window. It was the backdrop of the 1930 painting ""American Gothic"" by Grant Wood, generally considered Wood's most famous work and among the most recognized paintings in twentieth century American art. Grant Wood, who observed the house only twice in his lifetime, made only an initial sketch of the house—he completed ""American Gothic"" at his studio in Cedar Rapids. First owned by Eldon resident Charles Dibble after its construction in 1881"
"created the west wing of the house); thus, it was the Jones family who allowed Grant Wood to use their home as a backdrop for ""American Gothic"". During the summer of 1930, Edward Rowan, a young gallery director from Cedar Rapids, a large city approximately to the northeast of Eldon, attempted to promote fine arts in the rural town by opening a gallery and library and leading art classes in Eldon. Rowan's attempts were met with success—the ""Eldon Forum"" called the exhibitions ""an unusual treat."" This, along with an indebtedness Wood felt toward Rowan, drew the painter (himself a native"
"Wood from 1930. Portraying a pitchfork-holding farmer and a younger woman in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic style, it is one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art. Art critics had favorable opinions about the painting; like Gertrude Stein and Christopher Morley, they assumed the painting was meant to be a satire of rural small-town life. It was thus seen as part of the trend towards increasingly critical depictions of rural America, along the lines of Sherwood Anderson's 1919 ""Winesburg, Ohio"", Sinclair Lewis's 1920 ""Main Street"", and Carl Van Vechten's ""The Tattooed Countess"" in literature. However,"
"House is not handicap accessible. American Gothic House The ""American Gothic"" House, also known as the Dibble House, is a house in Eldon, Iowa, designed in the Carpenter Gothic style with a distinctive upper window. It was the backdrop of the 1930 painting ""American Gothic"" by Grant Wood, generally considered Wood's most famous work and among the most recognized paintings in twentieth century American art. Grant Wood, who observed the house only twice in his lifetime, made only an initial sketch of the house—he completed ""American Gothic"" at his studio in Cedar Rapids. First owned by Eldon resident Charles Dibble"
"painting ""American Gothic"", which is also one of the most famous paintings in American art, and one of the few images to reach the status of widely recognised cultural icon, comparable to Leonardo da Vinci's ""Mona Lisa"" and Edvard Munch's ""The Scream"". ""American Gothic"" was first exhibited in 1930 at the Art Institute of Chicago, where it is still located. It was given a $300 prize and made news stories country-wide, bringing Wood immediate recognition. Since then, it has been borrowed and satirized endlessly for advertisements and cartoons. Art critics who had favorable opinions about the painting, such as Gertrude"
"Delgado and the Symbolist paintings by Frida Kahlo began a renaissance of the arts for the region, with a use of color and historic, and political messages. Frida Kahlo's Symbolist works also relate strongly to Surrealism and to the Magic Realism movement in literature. The psychological drama in many of Kahlo's self portraits (above) underscore the vitality and relevance of her paintings to artists in the 21st century. ""American Gothic"" is a painting by Grant Wood from 1930. Portraying a pitchfork-holding farmer and a younger woman in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic style, it is one of the"
"Academy, the Vogue School of Fashion and Design, and eventually the Chicago Art Institute. In the 1930s Isabel studied under Grant Wood at the Stone City, Iowa Art Colony. Grant Wood is most commonly known for his work of art, ""American Gothic"". Isabel's future husband, John Bloom, was at that same camp, also working with Grant Wood. Together John and Grant worked on painting murals for the Des Moines Library and the Iowa State University library. Isabel was locally and nationally know artist and sculptor. She founded her sculpture business , Isabel Bloom, in Davenport, Iowa. Making the sculptures always"
"Carpenter Gothic buildings were relatively unadorned, retaining only the basic elements of pointed-arch windows and steep gables. Probably the best known example of Carpenter Gothic is the house in Eldon, Iowa, that Grant Wood used for the background of his famous painting ""American Gothic"". Carpenter Gothic is largely confined to small domestic buildings and outbuildings and small churches. It is characterized by its profusion of jig-sawn details, whose craftsmen-designers were freed to experiment with elaborate forms by the invention of the steam-powered scroll saw. A common but not necessary feature is board and batten siding. A less common feature is"
"An example of Carpenter Gothic house, the American Gothic House, in Eldon, Iowa appears in the background of the celebrated painting ""American Gothic"" by Grant Wood, and gave the painting its name. In the 19th century the Gothic style of church architecture was transported to Latin America by the Spanish and Portuguese, where it became a symbol of Christian values and traditions. It was also exported to Asia, largely for the churches of the European settlements there. The English Gothic style was a major influence in Australia, both for churches and civic buildings. Perth Town Hall (1867–70) was the only"
"19th century. These structures adapted Gothic elements such as pointed arches, steep gables, and towers to traditional American light-frame construction. The invention of the scroll saw and mass-produced wood moldings allowed a few of these structures to mimic the florid fenestration of the High Gothic. But, in most cases, Carpenter Gothic buildings were relatively unadorned, retaining only the basic elements of pointed-arch windows and steep gables. Probably the best-known example of Carpenter Gothic is a house in Eldon, Iowa, that Grant Wood used for the background of his famous painting American Gothic. Benjamin Mountfort of Canterbury, New Zealand imported the"
"known as California Scene Painting. American Regionalism is best known through its ""Regionalist Triumvirate"" consisting of the three most highly respected artists of America's Great Depression era: Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry. All three studied art in Paris, but devoted their lives to creating a truly American form of art. They believed that the solution to urban problems in American life and the Great Depression was for the United States to return to its rural, agricultural roots. Wood, from Anamosa, Iowa, is best known for his painting ""American Gothic"". He also wrote a notable pamphlet titled"
"Browns where it was reassembled. In 2006–2007, it was carefully dismantled by students from Auburn University and moved back to Cahaba, where it is now being reassembled by the students on the Cahaba State Historic Site not too far from its original location. Some Carpenter Gothic structures such as St. Stephen's in Ridgeway, South Carolina, have had their exteriors altered by stuccoing, brick veneering, etc., so that their original style is no longer apparent. ""American Gothic"" is a painting by Grant Wood from 1930. Wood's inspiration came from a cottage designed in the Carpenter Gothic style with a distinctive upper"
"character Rambo. The poster was included in the Library of Congress's 2010 exhibition ""Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture"", as an example of ""politics and camp"". Many of Gescheidt's images were published postcards in the 1980s, working with the American Postcard Co. An early success was a parody of Grant Wood's American Gothic with Ronald and Nancy Reagan as the farmer and his daughter. According to the card's publisher, it had sold 1.5 million copies by 1982. ""American Gothic"" was a favourite and continuing theme of Gescheidt, who had inserted the faces of political opponents George Wallace and"
"head of the art department at the University of Iowa (Iowa City), a position he continued to hold while also teaching in Des Moines. Encouraged by Cumming most likely, Allen enrolled in the School of Art at the University of Iowa in 1929. In 1932 and 1933 Allen was a student at the Stone City Art Colony and studied under Grant Wood. Iowa artist Grant Wood became internationally known in 1930, with the completion of his painting called ""American Gothic"", and in 1934, he was invited to join the faculty at the University of Iowa. Wood also served as the"
"In Hunt's painting, the shepherd ignores his flock of sheep, who wander over a ditch into a wheat field. This violation of boundaries is paralleled by the shepherd's physical intrusions into the personal space of the young woman, who responds in an ambiguous way that might be interpreted as complicity or as a knowing scepticism. As he shows her the moth, he places his arm round her shoulder. Hunt used a local country girl Emma Watkins as a model. She was known as ""the Coptic"" by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood because of her exotic features. Watkins travelled to London to model"
"along with his mother, and as a studio. It was here at #5 Turner Alley that he painted two of his most famous paintings, ""American Gothic"" (1930) and ""Stone City"" (1930). Wood also worked as a decorator when he lived here and designed the interior of the main house when it was converted into a funeral home. His work included two stained glass windows that flank the main entrance. Several Wood paintings also hung in the funeral home. The house is a 2½-story, brick Georgian Revival structure. It features a symmetrical facade and a hipped roof with three gable dormers."
"in American art. The scene was inspired by a diner in Greenwich Village. Hopper began painting it immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After this event there was a large feeling of gloominess over the country, a feeling that is portrayed in the painting. The urban street is empty outside the diner, and inside none of the three patrons is apparently looking or talking to the others but instead is lost in their own thoughts. This portrayal of modern urban life as empty or lonely is a common theme throughout Hopper's work. ""American Gothic"" is a painting by Grant"
"worked there between 1924 and 1935. It was here that he painted American Gothic (1930)—now part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago—and many of his most famous paintings. The Grant Wood Studio is open to the public for guided tours Saturdays and Sundays. The Marvin Cone collection includes many of his best-known landscapes and abstracts. Cone was a collaborator and friend of Grant Wood. The museum also includes significant pieces by Mauricio Lasansky, Ann Royer, and many others. In 2008, the downtown of Cedar Rapids was devastated by the worst flood in the city’s recorded history. The"
"century to the present, and is best known for its extensive collection of Haitian, Colonial Mexican and Midwestern art, particularly pieces by Thomas Hart Benton, Marvin Cone and Grant Wood, including the only self-portrait Wood ever painted. In 1990, Grant Wood's estate, which included his personal effects and various works of art, became the property of the Figge Art Museum through his sister Nan Wood Graham, the woman portrayed in American Gothic. The institution also houses a substantial American collection (including works by Albert Bierstadt, James McNeill Whistler, William Merritt Chase, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, Robert"
"was originally purchased by the museum in 1942 for $3,000; its acquisition ""launched"" the painting into ""immense popular recognition."" Considered an ""icon of American culture"", ""Nighthawks"" is perhaps Hopper's most famous painting, as well as one of the most recognizable images in American art. ""American Gothic"" has been in the museum's collection since 1930 and was only just recently loaned outside of North America for the first time in 2016. Wood's painting depicts what has been called ""the most famous couple in the world,"" a dour, rural-American, father and daughter. It was entered into a contest at the Art Institute"
"novel, ""The Grapes of Wrath"", and the film adaptation starring Henry Fonda. Avant-garde artists like Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp and Marc Chagall fled Europe following the outbreak of World War II. These artists arrived in the United States, where a subculture of surrealism and avant-garde experimentation developed in New York City, becoming the new centre of the art world. American fashion remained gangster orientated, with gangs gravitating around immigrant and racial cultures. In California, Hispanic youth developed the distinctive zoot suit fashion, such as the black widows, women who dressed in black. The zoot suiters use of language involved rhyming"
"Eldon, Iowa Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 927 at the 2010 census. Eldon is the site of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that has come to be known as the ""American Gothic"" House because Grant Wood used it for the background in his famous 1930 painting ""American Gothic"". Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. It was incorporated in 1872. Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold, who was born in nearby Ottumwa, operated Roseanne and Tom's Big Food"
"not account for additional after-hours visitors. Visitors are encouraged to view the house from the outside and have their photo taken—in fact, the visitors center provides many sizes of similar aprons and jackets worn by the original painting's models. The adjacent American Gothic House Center, completed in 2007, contains exhibits about the painting, artist Grant Wood, and the community around the house. Each June, the city of Eldon holds its Gothic Days festival, a celebration of the painting and rural life in Eldon in the 1930s. Starting in 2015, tours began in the first floor of the home. The Gothic"