Yet Grant insisted that American Gothic was a tribute, not a sendup. In a 1941 letter to a fan, he explained as much, writing: I did not intend this painting as a satire.

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 ...

You’ve seen ‘American Gothic’ at the Art Institute of Chicago. Eldon, Iowa, where the painting is set, wants you to visit, too.

Arts ‘American Gothic’, famous piece by artist Grant Wood, is displayed to visitors at the Art Institute of Chicago Wood finished his painting in 1930, and it drew immediate public interest ...