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Grant Wood - American Gothic

Grant Wood - American Gothic

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George Bothamley
Jan 02, 2024
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A strange, disconcerting, take on an American Idyll.

Grant Wood’s most iconic work is arguably one of the most famous paintings of the 20th century; recognisable even to audiences with no real interest in art!

And yet, like most great paintings, the more we look at it . . . the more mysteries it seems to contain.

A painting of a man and woman with stern expessions standing side-by-side in front of a white house. The man holds a pitch fork.

Of course, on first glance, it seems as if …

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