Essays Tagged: "American Gothic"

The title of this essay is American Gothic. It is about the famous painting. It includes a little about the painter, Grant Wood, and then goes on to descibe the painting and it's meaning.

American GothicGrant Wood was a well-known painter and printmaker during the late 1930's into the ea ... t Benton and John Steuart Curry, and founded and led the regionalism movement that was popular with American Art during the 1930's. Born in Anamosa, Iowa, Wood's works of art were basically of people ... created many paintings portraying images of the Midwest, but his most popular and known painting is American Gothic. Along with a popular painting of Wood's, American Gothic is one of the most famous ...

(2 pages) 59 0 4.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Marriage and How It Has Changed

uth of most times) thought they were better than their gray and jaded parents that represented the "American Gothic" portrayed that day.No matter how you describe it, it was a powerfully attractive vi ... day.No matter how you describe it, it was a powerfully attractive vision. The average age at which Americans got married dropped drastically, to just 19 for women. The number of children soared highe ...

(4 pages) 143 1 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Analysis of American Gothic

An analysis of the picture painted by Grant Wood American Gothic was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. When looking at the painting you can see two pers ... l life in America in early 20th century. The two persons seen on the picture symbolizes the average American that ever so often lived on the country. There are obvious connections between the differen ... rk with shows how the pair as individuals, but also as a community since they represent the average American, had to work hard for their own well being. You can see in their facial expressions that th ...

(4 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Name of the Artwork: Passion

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art