American Gothic is a 1930 oil painting on beaverboard by the American Regionalist artist Grant Wood, depicting a Midwestern farmer and his wife or daughter standing in front of their …

18 Aib 2022 · Artist Grant Wood painted the famous "American Gothic" painting, depicting two Iowan farmers. Here's the story behind the painting.

21 Beal 2025 · What Is the Painting of a Farmer and His Wife and a Pitchfork? The painting of a farmer with a pitchfork and his daughter is named “American Gothic.” It was painted by Grant …

21 Márta 2025 · The farmer painting is both real and symbolic. Placing a man and woman in front of the house, it is believed that Wood refers to the association Americans have with their …

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 …

26 Noll 2025 · The pitchfork—originally a rake in Wood’s sketches for the painting—suggests the man is a farmer, although whether this is a husband and wife or a father and daughter is unclear.

26 Márta 2023 · Few paintings capture the essence of American culture like Grant Wood’s “American Gothic.” The iconic portrait, depicting a stern-faced farmer and his spinster daughter …

12 Noll 2023 · He painted it in 1930, depicting a farmer standing beside a woman who has been interpreted to be his daughter or his wife. The figures were modeled by Wood's sister Nan …

26 Iúil 2025 · "American Gothic", the iconic painting of a farmer and his wife or daughter, was completed in 1930 by Grant Wood. The painting is considered one of the most famous …

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