American Gothic - Wikipedia
Grovier interprets the pitchfork-wielding farmer as the guardian of the gates of hell, Pluto, and points to the woman's cameo brooch, containing a classical representation of the mythological goddess, Proserpina, and the dangling strand of hair by the woman's right ear as representing the ravishing in the goddess's myth. [25]
Masterpiece Story: American Gothic by Grant Wood
2024年8月18日 · Under the blue sky of Iowa, a man and a woman stand solemnly in front of their house. They are farmers, as suggested by their clothing and the pitchfork the man is holding. This is Grant Wood’s American Gothic, one of the most iconic artworks in American culture. Let’s take look at the story behind this masterpiece.
American Gothic (paining by Grant Wood) - Britannica
2024年9月26日 · The pitchfork—originally a rake in Wood’s sketches for the painting—suggests the man is a farmer, although whether this is a husband and wife or a father and daughter is unclear. They are a tight-lipped, buttoned-up couple.
Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables - Whitney …
2018年3月2日 · Grant Wood's American Gothic —the double portrait of a pitchfork-wielding farmer and a woman commonly presumed to be his wife—is perhaps the most recognizable painting in 20th century American art, an indelible icon of Americana, …
The Weird Story Behind The Couple That Inspired The American
2022年4月18日 · Painted in 1930 by Iowan artist Grant Wood, it depicts a woman and a man with a pitchfork in front of a farmhouse. Who were these two, and what did they represent? Advertisement
What Is the Painting of a Farmer and His Wife and a Pitchfork?
2015年8月4日 · The painting of a farmer with a pitchfork and his daughter is named “American Gothic.” It was painted by Grant Wood in 1930 and, as of 2014, is currently housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.
American Gothic - The Art Institute of Chicago
In American Gothic, Grant Wood directly evoked images of an earlier generation by featuring a farmer and his daughter posed stiffly and dressed as if they were, as the artist put it, “tintypes from my old family album.”. They stand outside of their home, built in an 1880s style known as Carpenter Gothic.
American Gothic by Grant Wood – Top 8 Facts
2023年3月26日 · The painting’s stern-faced farmer represents the stoic resilience of the American people during hard times. His pitchfork symbolizes the hard work and determination required to survive in an uncertain world.
Symbolism of the Pitchfork in Grant Wood’s American Gothic
2019年1月3日 · The pitchfork stands between the viewer and the subjects of the painting and mirrors back their long, spindly forms. But we cannot ignore the fact that the gaze of the viewer also reflects and mimics the cold glare of the farmer and his daughter.
American Gothic : Grant Wood’s Midwestern mystery
2019年12月12日 · The farmer brandishes a pitchfork, both weapon and emblem of Christian militancy (it is with pitchforks that damned souls are to be cast into hell). But its potency is undermined by its mirror image in the forked seams of his overalls, faded and softened with age.
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