Like King Lear before him, the farmer was sent packing. The 25-foot-tall depiction of “American Gothic” that became an instant Chicago landmark is on its way to draw shutterbugs in Mesa ...

Tens of millions of people watched worldwide as McLaughlin’s American flag was briefly draped over the statue head of the overthrown dictator. The Marine vehicle’s engines roared and broke the ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a ...

Following the success of American Gothic, Wood became a bit of a media scamp, often rewriting the history and meaning of his painting to best suit a given trend or narrative. And his fans became ...

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...