American Gothic
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American Gothic is a famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicting a stern farmer and his daughter in front of a rural house, and is one of the most iconic images in American art.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| appliedOn | beaverboard ⓘ |
| artForm |
genre painting
ⓘ
portrait ⓘ |
| collection | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Grant Wood ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | detailed realism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Carpenter Gothic house
ⓘ
farmer ⓘ farmer's daughter ⓘ pitchfork ⓘ rural American setting ⓘ |
| depictsLocation | Eldon, Iowa ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Art history textbooks ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Art Institute of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
|
| genre | American Regionalism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
frequent subject of parody
ⓘ
iconic image of American art ⓘ symbol of Midwestern rural life ⓘ |
| hasGenre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apron
ⓘ
barn in background ⓘ curtains in window ⓘ gothic window ⓘ overalls ⓘ plants in foreground ⓘ |
| height | 78 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1930 ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture parodies ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Dibble House ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
female figure
ⓘ
male farmer ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Regionalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sharp linear detail
ⓘ
stern expressions of figures ⓘ symbolic interpretation of American character ⓘ |
| partOf | American art canon ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th-century rural America ⓘ |
| subjectOf | art historical analysis ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| width | 65.3 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regionalism (art movement)