Criselda Vasquez, “The New American Gothic” (2017), oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches (courtesy the artist) Ever since it was first displayed at the Art Institute Chicago (AIC) in 1930, Grant Wood’s ...

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Grant Wood's American Gothic—the double portrait of a pitchfork-wielding farmer and a woman commonly presumed to be his wife—is perhaps the most recognizable painting in 20th century American art, an ...

We Create Here was an initiative within the Gazette Company to develop evolving narratives and authentic conversations throughout Iowa's Creative Corridor. read more For as long as I've promoted Cedar ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

On an unassuming street in Eldon, Iowa — population 785 — a little white house that inspired one of the world’s most famous paintings sits on a grassy lawn. Built in the 1880s by a local family, the ...

Press release submitted by the Figge Art Museum. DAVENPORT -- Now on view at the Figge Art Museum is a selection of treasured artifacts that once belonged to Grant Wood, the artist of one of America's ...

Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables, organized by Barbara Haskell, curator; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 2-June 10, ...

NEW YORK — It probably didn’t help Grant Wood’s artistic development that he became an overnight sensation in October 1930, when his painting “American Gothic,” an ode to the Midwestern farming life, ...

Visitors to the American Gothic House Center are encouraged to play the part of the famous pair from the painting. Alex Palmer Beginning May 1, visitors to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will notice some strange ...