“American Gothic”
Grant Wood
1930
Oil on Canvas
Farmer and spinster daughter
Models were sister and dentist
Traditional roles: pitchfork – labor, flowers – domesticity. Also traditional dress 19th century Americana
Iowa
Unhappy with depiction of Iowans
Not a caricature of Iowans, but American portrait
Satire of small town rural life
Great Depression – steadfast American pioneer spirit (1929-late 1930s)
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