American Gothic Parodies: Spoofs of the Well Known Painting

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American Gothic - The Most Spoofed Artwork

American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood in 1930, is more than just a picture of a couple in Iowa. It is a symbol of American culture and history, and it has perhaps become the subject of more parodies than any other piece of art.

American Gothic parodies are made with various different purposes - some express a specific opinion or show another viewpoint, while others are just done for fun.

Art history has never been so fun!

Parodies of American Gothic 

American Gothic by billypalooza

Palin & McCain

The McSimpsons by azrainman

Simpsons Gothic

Obamas' American Gothic - for blogs - 1 by The Kitchen Gardener

The Obamas

ameridan gothic by danocamera

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American Gothic Spoofs 

Art Spoofs: American Gothic

Grant Wood's famed American Gothic portrait of a farm couple has been spoofed many times by various Internet artists. Here are some of the wilder spoofs, gathered and set to music.

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American Gothic Photomosaic Puzzle 

American Gothic

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The Famous House In the Background 

American Gothic HouseThe white house with the gothic window shown behind the couple has become quite famous as a result of this painting.

The American Gothic House, or The Dibble house, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Dibbles were the original owners of the house, but the owners in 1930 (when the painting was done) were Gideon and Mary Hart Jones.
American Gothic House Center
Learn more about this house and how you can visit it.
American Gothic House Teacher Guide
Lesson plans regarding the significance of the American Gothic House, Grant Wood, and Regionalism painting.
State Historical Society of Iowa Historic Sites: American Gothic House
History and information on the American Gothic House

Kermit & Miss Piggy in American Gothic

American Gothic Publicly Displayed 

Short North American Gothic by atalou

American Gothic & Friend by Ken30684

American Gothic by bensonkua

Detonation Boulevard by JOE M500

american gothic giant sculpture made of styrofoam by chrisdlugosz

Adam and his forefather in Columbus, Ohio - Spades Marathon 2007 by adecker31

Renwick Gallery by Shiny Things

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American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting 

American Gothic: A Life of American's Most Famous Painting

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Is there anyone who has not seen the sturdy Iowa farmer with his pitchfork and his thin-lipped wife or daughter? Ever since it met the public eye in 1930, the work titled American Gothic has elicited admiration, disgust, reverence, and ridicule-and has been reproduced hundreds of thousands of times, in every medium. Painted by a self-proclaimed "bohemian" who studied in Paris, the image was first seen as a critique of Midwestern Puritanism and what H. L. Mencken called "the booboisie." During the Depression, it came to represent endurance in hard times through the quintessential American values of thrift, work, and faith. Later, in television, advertising, politics, and popular culture, American Gothic evolved into parody-all the while remaining a lodestar by which one might measure closeness to or distance from the American heartland.

More American Gothic Books 

American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece

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Grant Wood's Studio: Birthplace Of American Gothic

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Odd Parodies 

american pets/ pets gothic by bloohimwhom

American Pets

halloween store by House Of Sims

Dead American Gothic

American Jedi by Mild Mannered Photographer

American Jedi

P1000846 by flyheatherfly

American Gothic by Scootie

That's Life

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American Gothic Parody Novelty Gifts 

American Indian Gothic 

By: David P. Bradley

Indian Gothic by David P. BradleyIn 1983, David P. Bradley painted this version of American Gothic...American Indian Gothic.
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Abiquiu Afternoon
Indian County Today
Ishi - The Last Wild Indian
Pueblo Feast Day
The Shores of Gitchi Gami Revisited
Little Big Horn
Buffalo Dance Feast Day, The Storyteller, Fritz Scholder Near Galistea

American Gothic Parodies Blog 

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More American Gothic Parodies 

American Gothic Contest Submissions - FARK.com
Many user submitted American Gothic Parodies
Computer Generated Graphics American Gothic
Unclebenny blog: Goth
Bors Blog: New Illustrations
Abortion Issue American Gothic
Iranian Gothic
(Also from Bors Blog)
Mickey & Minnie Mouse American Gothic
Disney Cartoon

The People 

The house in the background belonged to Gideon and Mary Hart Jones, but that is not them you see in the painting. Grant Wood instead decided to paint, in his words, "the kind of people I fancied should live in that house." And he didn't have to go far to find just the right people. The woman in the picture is Grant's sister Nan Wood-Graham (1900-1990), and the man is Dr. Byron McKeeby (1867-1950), Grant's dentist.

His sister, Nan, felt embarrassed that she was depicted as the wife of someone old enough to be her father, and so she began telling people that the painting was that of a man and his daughter.

Seen here is a photo of Nan Wood-Graham and Dr. Byron McKeeby later standing alongside the painting they are depicted in.

Spongebob - American Gothic 

Spongebob - American Gothic Poster Print, 23x34

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Ties for Art Lovers 

X-Files Spoof 

American Gothic X-Files Spoof - Mad MagazineIn October 1998, the cover of MAD Magazine featured an American Gothic parody with Scully and Mulder standing before an Area-51 type of lab, with UFOs in the sky.
Mad Magazine's X-Files Spoof
In October 1998, Mad Magazine featured an X-Files spoof of American Gothic on its cover. The artwork was done by Roberto Parada.
Mad Magazine
MAD is America's foremost magazine of biting social parody, political humor and world class stupidity.

American Gothic Reinactments 

When posing for a photo, it is often tempting to stand in parody of this famous painting, and thousands of us have succumbed to that temptation. Take a look at these folks who just couldn't resist.

American Gothic by E. Bartholomew

American Gothic by Rob!

American Gothic Shovelers by Evil Erin

American Gothic Green by sundaykofax

American Gothic outtakes by Rob!

American Gothic by CCCI

American Gothic by farmboyz

tornatore gothic by tornatore

Me and Varin, reenacting American Gothic by joebrent

American Gothic, 1997 by Chris Winters

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Out Magazine 

Out Magazine used two men on their cover posed to imitate American Gothic, both of which were holding the pitchfork.

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American Gothic...The Movie 

American Gothic

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A group of yuppies charter a plane for a camping getaway, only to find themselves making an emergency landing on an isolated island. They are taken in for the night by the only inhabitants, the rapidly-religious "Ma & Pa", who seem trapped in a Rockwellian time-warp. This proves to be every bit as unpleasant as it seems.

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