Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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"Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is a 1931 painting by American artist Grant Wood that depicts Paul Revere’s legendary Revolutionary War ride in a stylized, folk-art manner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artist Grant Wood
artStyle folk-art style
stylized representation
basedOn "Paul Revere's Ride"
surface form: poem "Paul Revere's Ride"
chronologyWithinArtist precedes "American Gothic" in fame but follows it in recognition
city New York City
collection Metropolitan Museum of Art
completionDate 1931
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Grant Wood
depictionType aerial view
depicts American Revolutionary War
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surface form: Midnight ride of Paul Revere

Paul Revere
church steeple
colonial American town
horse
houses
lantern light
night sky
winding road
depictsHistoricalEvent "Paul Revere's Ride"
surface form: Paul Revere’s 1775 ride
genre American Regionalism
hasColorPalette contrasting lights and darks
muted greens and browns
hasTheme American history
American patriotism
Revolutionary War legend
inception 1931
inspiredBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
languageOfTitle English
location Metropolitan Museum of Art
materialUsed oil paint
medium oil on masonite
movement Regionalism
notableFeature bird's-eye perspective of town
brightly lit windows
curving road through town
miniaturized buildings
partOf Grant Wood’s body of work
state New York
surface masonite

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Grant Wood notableWork Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
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Paul Revere Memorial Association hasSubject Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
this entity surface form: midnight ride of Paul Revere