American Gothic - Wikipedia
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 .
American Gothic - The Art Institute of Chicago
In American Gothic, Grant Wood directly evoked images of an earlier generation by featuring a farmer and his daughter posed stiffly and dressed as if they were, as the artist put it, “tintypes from my old family album.” They stand outside of their home, built in an 1880s style known as Carpenter Gothic.
Masterpiece Story: American Gothic by Grant Wood
2024年8月18日 · Under the blue sky of Iowa, a man and a woman stand solemnly in front of their house. They are farmers, as suggested by their clothing and the pitchfork the man is holding. This is Grant Wood’s American Gothic, one of the most iconic artworks in American culture. Let’s take look at the story behind this masterpiece.
American Gothic (paining by Grant Wood) - Britannica
2024年12月7日 · 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.
Symbolism of the Pitchfork in Grant Wood’s American Gothic
2019年1月3日 · The painting that made him famous is his depiction of an Iowan famer and his stern-looking daughter, standing rigid in front of the gothic window of their white, wooden home. American artist Grant DeVoloson Wood, usually known as Grant Wood, is best known for his work depicting images of the American Midwest.
Why Did Grant Wood Paint American Gothic? - TheCollector
2022年7月8日 · Grant Wood’s iconic painting American Gothic is one of the most famous paintings of all time. But what drove him to paint it? It is an image that most of us know by heart: a man menacingly holds a pitchfork, while a woman stands by in Sunday best, as stiff as a rod. Behind them is a timber house with an eerie black window.
American Gothic, 1930 - Grant Wood - WikiArt.org
2023年12月12日 · Elements of the painting stress the vertical that is associated with Gothic architecture. The three-pronged pitchfork is echoed in the stitching of the man's overalls, the Gothic window of the house, and the structure of the man's face.
American Gothic: The Top Five FAQs - The Art Institute of Chicago
2019年11月7日 · American Gothic has become so famous as an image that many people don’t realize that it actually was—and still is—a painting. In their minds, it is no longer an object. In some ways, the idea of an original has become degraded in our digital era.
American Gothic by Grant Wood – Top 8 Facts
2023年3月26日 · Wood intended “American Gothic” to be a commentary on the state of American society during the Great Depression. The painting’s stern-faced farmer represents the stoic resilience of the American people during hard times. His pitchfork symbolizes the hard work and determination required to survive in an uncertain world.
American Gothic | Grant Wood - art pieces
American Gothic is an iconic painting that has been parodied countless times and has cemented itself in popular culture, instantly recognizable to most Americans as a classic work of 20th-century art. Painted in 1930 by Grant Wood, this simple work was inspired by 19th-century farmhouse architecture, and the people who lived in such houses.
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