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American Gothic
Sign in to saveAlso known as American Gothic Grant Wood, American Gothic (Grant Wood), American Gothic by Grant Wood
1930 painting by Grant Wood
Key facts
- Artist
- Grant Wood
- Type
- Oil on beaverboard
- Dimensions
- 78 cm × 65.3 cm ( 30 + 3 ⁄ 4 in × 25 + 3 ⁄ 4 in)
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Grant Wood - American Gothic (1930).jpg
- Height
- 78.0
- Width
- 65.3
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- Commons category
- American Gothic (Grant Wood)
- title
- American Gothic
- inception
- 1930-00-00
- catalog code
- 97
- inventory number
- 1930.934
- depicts Iconclass notation
- 47I15(PITCHFORK)
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Article
American Gothic is a 1930 oil painting on beaverboard by the American Regionalist artist Grant Wood, depicting a Midwestern farmer and his daughter standing in front of their Carpenter Gothic style home. It is one of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century and is frequently referenced in popular culture.
Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the American Gothic House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people [he] fancied should live in that house".