American Gothic

American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood, from 1930. Portraying a pitchfork-holding man and a woman in front of a house of Carpenter Gothic style, it is one of the most reproduced—and parodied—images ever. The models, who sat for the painting separately, were the artist's sister, Nan, and his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby. The house, in Eldon, Iowa, is said to be the second most recognizable house in the United States, following the White House. The painting resides at the Art Institute of Chicago.

American Gothic was also the title of a short-lived television program which aired on the CBS television network in 1995. Set in the fictional town of Trinity, South Carolina, and starring the actor Gary Cole, the program featured various elements of horror and the supernatural.

External links

• About the painting, on the Art Institute's site
• The story of American Gothic
• The TVtome.com page for the television program