American Gothic

American Gothic is a famous painting that was created in 1930.  Grant Wood entered the  painting in in a competition at the Art Institute of Chicago and won the bronze medal.

Since it came out at the onset of the Great Depression, it was viewed by many as a symbol of the steadfast American spirit. Many saw it as a struggling farmer and his wife who refuse to give up. The woman is actually Wood’s sister and the man was his dentist.