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American Gothic by Grant Wood

American Gothic

American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood (1891–1942). Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, it is one of the most famous American paintings. It was painted in 1930, and it shows a farmer standing next to a woman who may be his daughter or his wife.

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