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Art movement that focused on rural American locations that highlighted the life of everyday people.
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Grant Wood was a lead figure in the Regionalism Art movement and this painting is a symbol of the American heartland and rural life of the time. It has context from the Great Depression as this painting is a symbol of resilience and hard work from that time period. The painting was inspired by a small farm in Iowa that was built in Gothic style and the woman is Wood's sister and the Man is his dentist. Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930, Oil/Canvas, 30.75: x 25.75”, Art Institute of Chicago