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 ...

A new exhibit opens this week at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art featuring some of the many parodies of the painting “American Gothic.” The most famous work by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood is ...

What gives some works of art incredible staying power while others fade into obscurity? But as nearly a million annual visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago will tell you, the original image is ...

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 ...

Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. You probably recognize “American Gothic” — but it takes context to understand exactly why Grant Wood’s classic painting is so famous. In this ...

ELDON — What could have happened between the man and woman in one of America's most famous paintings? That's what Brad Schuster, a RAGBRAI rider from Denver, Colorado, wondered when he witnessed the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Falling in love with travel every day. Who were these two farm figures — and what was their relationship? Many people assume that ...

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‘Fork in the Road’ by Butch Anthony on display in Sanford as part of ‘Southern Gothic’ Credit: Photo courtesy Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Jeanine Taylor’s Sanford gallery has been a shrine to Southern ...