It’s now almost a century old, and American Gothic has cemented its place in both American art and on our list of 12 famous paintings with the stories behind them. 8. The Night Watch by ...

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...

Wood’s inspiration for American Gothic was sparked by a leisurely ... what would become his—and perhaps America’s—most famous painting. Of course, the artist wasn’t finished.

When American Gothic was first exhibited at the Art ... suggesting the already famous painting rubbed some fellow faculty members the wrong way. It appears this estrangement persists into the ...

In 1930, Wood entered a competition at The Art Institute of Chicago, submitting American Gothic (a reference to the farmhouse's architectural style), and won the bronze prize, $300, and ...

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Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...