From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

Criselda Vasquez, “The New American Gothic” (2017), oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches (courtesy the artist) Ever since it was first displayed at the Art Institute Chicago (AIC) in 1930, Grant Wood’s ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a pitchfork ...

Visitors to the American Gothic House Center are encouraged to play the part of the famous pair from the painting. Alex Palmer Beginning May 1, visitors to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will notice some strange ...

Nearly 91 years after 'American Gothic” wowed the world, Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting continues to tickle viewers' fancy. Some of those viewers have left their mark on mass-produced copies of ...

Grant Wood’s “American Gothic ” painting (and all of its parodies) may be legendary, but most people don’t realize that the little white farmhouse in the background is real — that it’s in Eldon, Iowa ...

ELDON, Iowa (AP) -- The perfectly arched and cross-paned gothic window is everywhere. It is among the blue ribbon winners at the Wapello County Fair crafts barn, built out of 16 Popsicle sticks. It's ...

The term gothic landscape refers to a genre of depicting nature or the built environment in a way that reveals its dark, sinister, or haunting qualities. The gothic landscape in art runs parallel to ...

Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting (and all of its parodies) may be legendary, but most people don’t realize that the little white farmhouse in the background is real — that it’s in Eldon, Iowa ...