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13.26: Grant Wood, American Gothic

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Grant Wood’s American Gothic.

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    Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930, oil on beaver board, 78 × 65.3 cm (30-3/4 × 25-3/4 inches), (The Art Institute of Chicago).

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    • Wood, American Gothic. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/art-between-wars/american-art-wwii/v/grant-wood-american-gothic-1930. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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