American Gothic

Grant Wood

1930 · Oil on beaverboard · Art Institute of Chicago

Size2:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Grant Wood (1891–1942)
Year: 1930
Medium: Oil on beaverboard
Original size: 78 × 65.3 cm
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Movement: Regionalism

A farmer and a woman usually read as his daughter stand side by side in front of a white farmhouse whose upper window is a pointed Gothic arch, he holding a three-pronged hayfork, she glancing past him. Grant Wood saw the little Carpenter Gothic house in Eldon, Iowa, in 1930 and imagined the kind of people who might live in it; he posed his sister Nan Wood Graham and his dentist, Byron McKeeby, separately in his Cedar Rapids studio. The painting won a bronze medal at the Art Institute of Chicago's annual American exhibition that autumn and the museum bought it straight away. Its flat, polished finish owes a debt to the Flemish painters Wood had studied in Munich in 1928, and the fork's three tines are echoed in the stitching of the man's overalls and the window frames behind.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A crisp, high-contrast portrait in dark blue, brown and pale green that holds its own in a kitchen, hallway or study in a black frame. It pairs well with Homer's farm pictures or Eakins's portraits and suits a white, sage or cream wall.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Regionalism painting
Era: 20th century (1930)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: intimate
Rooms: kitchen, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is American Gothic in the public domain?

Yes. Grant Wood (1891–1942) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Art Institute of Chicago.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was American Gothic painted, and in what medium?

American Gothic dates from 1930 and was made in oil on beaverboard; the original measures 78 × 65.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Grant Wood's American Gothic — a farmer and a woman usually read as his daughter stand side by side in front of a white farmhouse whose upper window is a pointed Gothic arch, he holding a three-pronged hayfork, she glancing past him — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. American Regionalism, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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