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American Gothic

By Grant Wood

Author Award for June 2025

Grant Wood's "American Gothic" was originally entered into a competition at the Art Institute of Chicago, where it barely won a bronze medal, though was promptly acquired by the museum. The painting features a stern-looking farmer standing beside a woman often mistaken for his wife, though Wood intended her to be his daughter. The man was modeled after Wood's own dentist, while the woman was portrayed by the artist's sister.

Behind them is a small white house in Eldon, Iowa, featuring a distinctive Gothic-style window that inspired the painting's title. Though some viewers saw "American Gothic" as a satire of rural American life, Wood insisted it was meant to reflect the strength and resilience of Midwesterners during the Great Depression.

Year: 1930
Medium: Oil on beaverboard
Location: Art Institute of Chicago

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Players with unframed copies: 10
Players with framed copies: 14