WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
American Gothic by Grant Wood, 1930
“All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow,” reflected Grant Wood in 1936. And – whether bovine-inspired or not – arguably none of his ideas have been as good, nor had such an impact, as his 1930 work American Gothic.
Dubbed the US answer to , is arguably one of the most parodied artworks in the world, lampooned in films such as , and even starring. But what is it about this painting that has captured our imaginations for nearly a century?
