American Gothic - The Most Spoofed Artwork
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!
The Original Painting
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Parodies of American Gothic
American Gothic Brothers
Dead Gothic
Palin & McCain
Woody Gothic
Lucille & George Bluth Sr.
Simpsons Gothic
Gnome Gothic
Disformed Gothic
Yuppie Gothic
Airstream Gothic
Dwight & Angela
American Gothic Rabbit Ears
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Legos American Gothic
The Obamas
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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The Famous House In the Background
The 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
Surreal
Surreal
Statues
Mural
Barn Mural
Agrifuture
Chalk Drawing
Chalk Drawing
Painted on a House!
Metal Display
Painted Ground
American Gothic Parody Items
God Bless America Note Cards (Pk of 10)
Price: 12.99 
American Goth Mousepad
Price: 12.99
'Worms' Rectangle Magnet
Price: 6.99
Potato is king Tote Bag
Price: 16.99
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
Toy American Gothic
American Gothic Cupcakes
Hand-drawn Heart Skeward
Balloon American Gothic
Barbie & Ken
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Carved Bears
Weiners!
American Pets
Dead American Gothic
American Jedi
American Gothic Parody Novelty Gifts
American Gothic Day of the Dead Mini Button
Price: 2.49
The Rots: -American Gothick- Small Poste
Price: 15.39
Grant Wood's Gothic Computer Mug
Price: 12.99
Bovine Gothic Wall Clock
Price: 16.00
American Indian Gothic
By: David P. Bradley
In 1983, David P. Bradley painted this version of American Gothic...American Indian Gothic.View More of David P. Bradley's work:
American Gothic Apparel
GRILLING...IT'S AN ART! Dark T-Shirt
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Women's Dark T-Shirt
Price: 26.99
American Rockers Jr. Spaghetti Tank
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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.
An American Gothic Lensmaster!
Lensmaster leemlz uses an American Gothic Parody as an avatar!Spongebob - American Gothic
Spongebob - American Gothic Poster Print, 23x34
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American Gothic Items
American Gothic Redux Tote Bag
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Sticker (Oval)
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American Gothic Welsh Corgi Keepsake (Round)
Price: 11.00
X-Files Spoof
In 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.
Out Magazine
Out Magazine
used two men on their cover posed to imitate American Gothic, both of which were holding the pitchfork.Suscribe Now to Out Magazine
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.
American Gothic on Other Covers
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Posted June 07, 2009
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Wonderful lens kab!
Posted May 30, 2009
ausphoto wrote
here's an Australian take on the same image...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/3472996186/
Posted April 26, 2009
SammySpam wrote...
Wow there are just so many spoofs! I love the simpson and spongebob one!
Posted April 25, 2009
dagsmith wrote...
Awesome lens - tribute to a masterpiece and fun at the same time!
Posted April 11, 2009
Marijoyce wrote...
I looovvveee this lens. American Gothic has always been one of my favorite works of art, and this lens is definitely entertaining and well done.
Posted February 26, 2009
chefkeem wrote...
Brilliant lens idea, kab. Blessed by a SquidAngel today. :-)
Posted February 21, 2009
Susan52 wrote...
Wow, these are great! I had never given the house in the background a second look. Very informative and fun lens!
Posted January 04, 2009
Squidster wrote...
Wow, this must be the most comprehensive collection of American Gothic spoofs known in the western world. Great fun!
Posted January 02, 2009
ThomasC wrote...
I had to do a spoof on the American Gothic painting for an art class in college! This lens is very well done! Great job! Angel Blessed and starred plus a fav!
ThomasC
Posted January 02, 2009
leemlz wrote...
That picture was taken on a bad hair day. Hilarious! What a great concept for a lens!
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