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On Mr. Peacock’s latest adventure, they discovered a hidden treasure of The American Gothic House in Eldon, Iowa. Learn all about this iconic painting done by Grant Wood of his sister and dentist back in 1930 from Mr. Peacock & Mrs. Peacock in their latest adventure.
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American Gothic House - Eldon,Iowa - Grant Wood
A video walk-around of the actual house used in the iconic painting American Gothic.
Approaching American Gothic House - Eldon, Iowa
American Gothic House tour
Beth Howard is the new resident of the American Gothic House in Eldon, Ia. - the house made famous by Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting. She takes us on a tour of her new home. Howard is known as the Pie Lady, with her own TheWorldNeedsMorePie.com website, pie books in the works and a stint judging pie at the 2010 Iowa State Fair. Learn more about her life and the unlikely series of events that brought her to the American Gothic house starting Oct. 11, 2010 at DesMoinesRegister.com/Munson.
American Gothic House - Front Distant View - Eldon,Iowa - G
Video sweep of the front of the house used in the iconic painting American Gothic.
American Gothic House - Back View - Eldon, Iowa - Grant Wood
Video of the back, left and side view of the house used in the iconic painting American Gothic.
MIDWEST AMERICAN GOTHIC | American Gothic House Tour! Roadtrip to Iowa, Illinois and Nashville
This is part two of our journey through the Midwest, and we started off this vlog with a visit to Eldon, Iowa. Eldon is the home of the American Gothic house, where you can view the actual house where artist Grant Wood used for his American Gothic painting. The American Gothic House Tour only includes a visit to the visitor's center, and the highly seek picture opportunity.
We dressed up for the occasion, too! Unfortunately since it is a private residence, nobody is allowed to be inside the American Gothic House.
We finally reached Ames, Iowa for Halef's fraternity National Convention, where he was invited to become one of the speakers at the Grand Banquet. Ames, Iowa is the home of Iowa State University.
Some other highlights:
Riverside, Iowa, a mecca for any Star Trek fans
West Branch, Iowa, for the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Springfield, Illinois, for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Nashville, Tennessee, for the Downtown Nashville - Broadway Strip, Nashville's Farmers Market
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Stones River National Battlefield
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Michael and Halef live in Atlanta, GA, but are originally from Canada and Indonesia, respectively. They love to travel and try to do it as much as possible. They are currently planning a long-term round the world trip, starting in Cusco, Peru!
American Gothic House Center
See what great things the American Gothic House Center has to offer visitors! The American Gothic House is located in Eldon, Iowa and served as the inspiration for Grant Wood's famous painting American Gothic.
For more information please visit americangothichouse.net
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Grant Wood and American Gothic Sites - Eastern Iowa
Artist Grant Wood was born in Jones County, Iowa, and grew up to become one of the most famous painters of the Regionalism movement; among his paintings is the iconic American Gothic, which features a stern-looking farmer and his daughter standing in front of a small farmhouse. American Gothic would go on to become one of the most recognized - and parodied - paintings in the world.
Wood spent most of his life in Jones County and nearby Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa before dying of pancreatic cancer in 1942 when he was just 50 years old.
There are a number of sites in Eastern Iowa associated with Grant Wood, his life and his work.
The Photos (in order)
R07A0013 - Grant Wood was born in 1891 a few miles east of Anamosa, Iowa; he attended Antioch School, this one-room schoolhouse, until he was ten years old (17314 Hwy 64, outside Anamosa)
R14A0187 - His father died when Wood was ten; his family moved to this house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February 1902; Wood spent most of the rest of his life living and working in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa (318 14th St. NE)
Z94A0001 - My grandma met Grant Wood when they were both teachers at Jackson in Cedar Rapids, and they courted for a while; in the summer of 1920, Wood made the first of four trips to Europe to study painting; while there he painted this picture - Basket Willows of Paris - which he gave to my grandma; it's not the style for which Wood later became famous, but how many farm wives could claim to own an original Grant Wood painting?
R14A0199 - From 1924 to 1935, Grant Wood lived in the loft of the Douglas Mansion carriage house; he used the carriage house as his studio (810 2nd Ave. SE)
R13A0497 - Grant Wood visited Eldon, Iowa in 1930, where this small farmhouse - the Dibble House - with its pretentious Gothic window caught his eye; he made a sketch of it the next day, and later made a painting of the house with a farmer (portrayed by his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby) and the farmer's daughter (portrayed by Grant's sister Nan Wood Graham) standing in front of it; the painting, the now-iconic American Gothic, placed third in an Art Institute of Chicago competition in 1930, where it hangs to this day
R13A0507 - The Dibble House now stands outside the American Gothic House Center in Eldon, Iowa; the center is home to a small museum on Wood, the painting and its iconic status, and the house; the center also provides clothes and a hayfork for visitors who want to look the part when they pose for pictures in front of the house (300 American Gothic St.)
R14A0223 - In 1932, Wood co-founded the Stone City Art Colony, which met in the summers of 1932 and 1933 at the John Green Estate in Stone City, Iowa; years later the Green Mansion was damaged by fire and torn down, but several outbuildings and other stone buildings in town survive, including the former general store, pictured; Wood lived and worked above the store when in town for the art colony sessions (12612 Stone City Rd.)
R14A0231 - Grant Wood died in Iowa City of pancreatic cancer in 1942; he was buried in the family plot in Riverside Cemetery in Anamosa (S. Elm St.)
American Gothic House
This is the house that Grant Wood used as a model for his iconic painting, American Gothic
The curtains are not the originals; they were fabricated to match what Grant Wood created for the painting. When the owner of the house at the time saw Wood sketching her home, she immediately removed the original curtains, had them cleaned, and rehung them, expecting Wood to come back and continue sketching; he never did, and came up with his own curtain design.
There's actually a young woman who lives there and is the home's caretaker; there was a funny article in the Chicago Tribune a few months back about the crazy things that have happened to her, courtesy of tourists, since she moved in.
Eldon, Iowa
Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 927 at the 2010 census. Eldon is the site of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that has come to be known as the American Gothic House because Grant Wood used it for the background in his famous 1930 painting American Gothic.
Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold, who was born in nearby Ottumwa, operated Roseanne and Tom's Big Food Diner in Eldon from 1993 to 1995.
Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. It was incorporated in 1872.
Eldon is located at 40°55′4″N 92°13′13″W / 40.91778°N 92.22028°W / 40.91778; -92.22028.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.12 square miles, of which, 1.11 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water. The city is situated on the north bank of the Des Moines River.
As of the census of 2010, there were 927 people, 406 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density was 835.1 inhabitants per square mile. There were 448 housing units at an average density of 403.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 406 households of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the city was 42.3 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 998 people, 438 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density was 884.3 people per square mile. There were 470 housing units at an average density of 416.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 98.20% White, 0.40% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
There were 438 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,950, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $29,261 versus $20,573 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,495. About 11.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
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American Gothic House voted Iowa’s favorite icon
ELDON, IOWA -- The American Gothic House in Eldon was voted as Iowa's favorite icon in a poll by the Des Moines Register.
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American Gothic in Downtown Mesa AZ
A 25-foot foot tall interpretation of Grant Wood's famous (and often parodied) painting American Gothic sits on Main Street in downtown Mesa AZ. The sculptor is J. Seward Johnson.
Grant Wood & The American Gothic House
Costumes and pitch forks at the American Gothic House Center allow visitors to create their own versions of America's more parodied painting. Grant Wood exhibits, house history, documentaries and painting behind-the-scenes facts can be found at the Visitor Center.
Learn more about Grant Wood and the American Gothic house at traveliowa.com.
American Gothic farmhouse gets new resident
Grant Wood's American Gothic is one of the best-known works of American art, and now it is home to a new resident -- a woman who gave up life in the fast lane for the values of America's heartland. CBS News' Michelle Miller reports.
American Gothic
We take ours pic in front of the famous house in Eldon, Iowa
Gótico americano. Grant Wood. 1930. Art Institute of Chicago. Illinois. EE.UU.
American Gothic ('Gótico estadounidense')1 es un cuadro de Grant Wood de 1930. El cuadro ilustra a un granjero sujetando una horca (tridente) y a una joven mujer, enfrente de una casa de estilo gótico rural. Es una de las imágenes más conocidas del arte estadounidense del siglo XX y se ha convertido en un icono en la cultura popular siendo una de las imágenes del mundo moderno más reconocidas y parodiadas.
Wood quería representar los roles tradicionales del hombre y la mujer, ya que el hombre sujeta un rastrillo simbolizando el trabajo duro. Wood tomó cómo modelos para el cuadro a su hermana Nan (1900-1990) y a su dentista el Dr. Byron McKeeby (1867-1950) de Cedar Rapids (Iowa).
El cuadro se encuentra expuesto en el Instituto de Arte de Chicago.
En agosto de 1930, Grant Wood, un pintor con formación europea, fue conducido alrededor de la ciudad por un joven pintor de Eldon, Iowa , John Sharp, en busca de inspiración. Se dio cuenta de la Casa Dibble , una pequeña casa blanca construida en el Carpenter gótico estilo arquitectónico. [ 4 ] hermano Sharp sugirió en 1973 que fue en esta unidad que Wood primero dibujó la casa en la parte posterior de un sobre. Su primer biógrafo, Darrell Garwood, señaló que Wood pensamos que una forma de presunción prestado, un absurdo estructural, para poner una ventana de estilo gótico en una casa tan endeble marco. [ 5 ] En ese momento, Wood se clasifica como un de la cardboardy [ sic ] casas de madera en las granjas de Iowa y consideró muy pintar. [ 6 ] Después de obtener el permiso de la familia Jones, los propietarios de la casa, Wood hizo un boceto al día siguiente al óleo sobre cartón de la patio delantero de la casa. Este dibujo muestra un techo empinado y una ventana de tiempo con una más pronunciada ojiva de la casa real, características que con el tiempo adornaban el trabajo final. Wood decidió pintar la casa junto con el tipo de gente que creyó que vivir en esa casa. [ 1 ] Él reclutó a su hermana Nan (1899-1990) para modelar la mujer, [ 3 ] en su vestir un delantal de impresión colonial imitando Americana del siglo 19. El hombre se inspira en el dentista Wood, [ 3 ] el Dr. McKeeby Byron (1867-1950) de Cedar Rapids, Iowa . El tenedor del heno de tres puntas se repite en las costuras de los guardapolvos del hombre, la ventana gótica de la casa, y la estructura de la cara del hombre. [ 7 ] Sin embargo, Wood no añadir figuras a su boceto hasta que regresó a su estudio en Cedar Rapids. [ 8 ] Él no volvería a Eldon nuevo antes de su muerte en 1942, a pesar de que había pedido una fotografía de la casa para completar su pintura.
The History of Eldon, Iowa
With Jack Sapp