Interpretations range from the moral to the mythological We know who posed for the painting ... part of the staying power of great art like American Gothic is that it never stops giving rise ...
Participants discussed ways in which Gothic architecture and medieval painting influenced modern art, and began to conjecture which works, shown together, would best exemplify this trend.
According to the American Gothic House Center website ... and McKeeby with a pitchfork. The Art Institute of Chicago, where the original painting is showcased, says the two are "posed stiffly ...