Grant Wood: American Gothic
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Originally published: 16th March 2023
Grant Wood's "American Gothic" (Oil on Beaverboard 1930)
stoic or mourning
in a time of depression
or keepers of secrets
with a hostile divide?
why daylit drawn curtains
made from fabric she's wearing
and 'mother-in-law's tongue'
on the porch to the side?
is the pitchfork that's upright
a symbol of darkness
that's repeated in lines
on the clothes, arch and face?
a tribute to values
in eldon, iowa
or a satire in oil
of its people and place?
Copyright © Gary Radice | Year Posted 2023
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