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 ...

One of the most famous paintings in American history will be on display in central Iowa over the next two months. American Gothic by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood will be unveiled tonight at the Des ...

Tiny Eldon in southeast Iowa has been losing population, jobs and business for nearly five decades, but one woman is trying to turn things around with a focus on tourism centered around the ...

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 ...

After the Mona Lisa, Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting is probably the world’s most-parodied work of art. Not bad for an Iowa farm boy who was born 125 years ago. Wood’s life and art are being ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is a peculiar type of American darkness, and it is one suffused with light. Bright sunshine masks a whited-out evil, smiling faces conceal the weight of sadness. It is different from the ...

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