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How American Gothic became an icon
- Published_at:2017-09-20
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Vox
- tags: vox.com vox explain grant wood american gothic wood grant american gothic art art history painting eldon iowa eldon iowa 1930s history culture artistic paint icons parodies american gothic painting artistic history cultural history iowan artists iowan art almanac vox almanac phil edwards byron mckeeby nan wood nan wood graham parson weems fable daughters of the revolution
- description: How did American Gothic go from third place painting to icon? There's a story to this famous painting. Find the Overrated Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ Find Phil Edwards on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1/ Grant Wood's American Gothic is a classic painting. But to understand its fame, you have to learn some context about how it became an icon. When Grant Wood painting his sister and dentist in front of a house in Eldon, Iowa, he didn't know his painting would become iconic. But American Gothic soon became the subject of countless homages and parodies. Wood's place in American art history is unique — and worth knowing to truly appreciate American Gothic. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
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