You’ve probably seen it hundreds of times, always in the background ... artist named Grant Wood to create his masterpiece, “American Gothic.” “There’s something magical about it ...

Do the geraniums in the background signify melancholy? Wood never cleared up any of these points, and so the mystery and debate over American Gothic rages on decades after his passing.

The “American Gothic” farmhouse The backdrop for Wood’s famous painting is near Eldon, Iowa, 2 1/2 hours south of Cedar Rapids. The house is mainly used as a backdrop for couples wanting to ...

AMERICAN GOTHIC: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting ... a modest white cottage with a gothic window that can be seen in the background of the work. He approached the town dentist, Byron ...

American Gothic has become an American icon ... which now takes on a ghostly absence. The backdrop isn’t a house but the US flag. (Watson’s job was to scrub the floors of a federal government ...

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique ... by the Dibble family and serves as the backdrop of the painting.

This bellringer highlights American Gothic, the iconic painting of Grant Wood, along with a brief summation of his personal and artistic background, through a visit to the artist's studio in Cedar ...

The American Gothic House in Eldon soon could be available ... The 700-square-foot home, built in 1881-82, was immortalized as the backdrop for Grant Wood's 1930 portrait of his pitchfork-wielding ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa ... The two posed separately as Wood worked on the painting. The house in the background of the painting was inspired by one Wood saw in ...

After all, "American Gothic," one of Parks' most iconic images, centers a weary Watson holding the implements of her work against the backdrop of an American flag. But the two are linked beyond work.