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 ...
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 ...
From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into ...
Julie Aronson's story of how Grant Wood's iconic "American Gothic" came to be at the Cincinnati Art Museum this fall is a lesson in not censoring yourself while brainstorming. "This is something I ...
It is among the blue ribbon winners at the Wapello County Fair crafts barn, built out of 16 Popsicle sticks. It’s printed on yellow banners that hang from lampposts lining Elm Street. And down ...
In 1930, Iowan artist Grant Wood painted a simple portrait of a farmer and his wife (really his dentist and sister) standing solemnly in front of an all-American farmhouse. American Gothic has since ...
One of the iconic images of US art — Grant Wood’s painting American Gothic — is coming to the UK for the first time for a major new show. The 1930 work, which shows a man holding a pitchfork standing ...
It's one of the most widely parodied paintings in American culture. And now Grant Wood's iconic American Gothic painting has received the Amy Schumer treatment - after the comedian and actor JK ...