Art Analysis: American Gothic By Grant Wood
Andrew Rowe
Linda Curtis
History 152
3 November 2010
American Gothic
One of America's best known paintings, American Gothic, was painted by Grant Wood, a painter best known for the traditional paintings of his home-state, Iowa. American Gothic was the result of a movement known as regionalism. Regionalism was a movement in a 1930s America that was a reaction and resistance to Europeans attempt to depict the American way of life. Painters, like Grant Woods’ used the rural Midwest as their subject. I believe that American Gothic has well represented this movement, and has lived on to be one of America's most favorite paintings. It is loved for the countless interpretations and its ability to stimulate people's imaginations. I believe …show more content…
The black jacket that he is wearing over his farming attire is one aspect of the picture that stands out. To the man's right is a middle-aged woman, she unlike the man is not looking at the viewer. Like the man, she is wearing traditional 1930’s attire, and her dress is black as well, with a simple pattern of white dots repeating on the dress. Directly behind the couple is a white house. The window that is in between their heads is gothic in style, unlike the other windows on the house. Over the man's left shoulder is a red barn, amongst rounded green trees, against a clear blue sky. The woman clearly has a look of worry on her face, perhaps even fear. She remains tight-lipped, standing firmly behind the man. The man's posture is that of a statue, similar to the woman, he is tight-lipped and has a protective and proud stance about him. The picture is fairly detailed. For example the wrinkles in the man and woman's face can be seen, and also the pattern on the woman's dress is fairly intricate and detailed. Overall, the details and observations of American Gothic are typical of 1930s rural
Linda Curtis
History 152
3 November 2010
American Gothic
One of America's best known paintings, American Gothic, was painted by Grant Wood, a painter best known for the traditional paintings of his home-state, Iowa. American Gothic was the result of a movement known as regionalism. Regionalism was a movement in a 1930s America that was a reaction and resistance to Europeans attempt to depict the American way of life. Painters, like Grant Woods’ used the rural Midwest as their subject. I believe that American Gothic has well represented this movement, and has lived on to be one of America's most favorite paintings. It is loved for the countless interpretations and its ability to stimulate people's imaginations. I believe …show more content…
The black jacket that he is wearing over his farming attire is one aspect of the picture that stands out. To the man's right is a middle-aged woman, she unlike the man is not looking at the viewer. Like the man, she is wearing traditional 1930’s attire, and her dress is black as well, with a simple pattern of white dots repeating on the dress. Directly behind the couple is a white house. The window that is in between their heads is gothic in style, unlike the other windows on the house. Over the man's left shoulder is a red barn, amongst rounded green trees, against a clear blue sky. The woman clearly has a look of worry on her face, perhaps even fear. She remains tight-lipped, standing firmly behind the man. The man's posture is that of a statue, similar to the woman, he is tight-lipped and has a protective and proud stance about him. The picture is fairly detailed. For example the wrinkles in the man and woman's face can be seen, and also the pattern on the woman's dress is fairly intricate and detailed. Overall, the details and observations of American Gothic are typical of 1930s rural