American Gothic has become an American icon, ... from TV commercials for cornflakes and several US sitcoms, to a cameo appearance as a pair of creepy puritans in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Everything in American Gothic is faux-weird and faux-creepy, which creates this looming sense that everyone is about to start laughing and admit that the show is a spoof.

Here’s today’s quiz. “American Gothic” is: A. An iconic American painting of a farmer holding a pitchfork as he stands beside his wife or daughter in front of a farmhouse. B. A short-lived ...

The story of American Gothic begins with a trim white cottage in Eldon, Iowa, that Wood, an Iowa-born artist with European training, spotted from a car window in August 1930. * He decided to paint ...

CBS has axed summer dramas “BrainDead” and “American Gothic” after one season each, TheWrap has learned. Both dramas debuted to disappointing ratings this summer before coming to an end in ...

American Gothic premiered on September 22, 1995, and spawned 22 haunting episodes, with the spooky original attempting to capitalize on the popularity of fellow eerie shows like Twin Peaks and ...

arts entertainment Travel . Add the 'American Gothic' tour of Iowa to your quirky road trip list Artist Grant Wood's home state is throwing a yearlong party in honor of what would have been his ...

A native Iowan, Wood (1892-1941) took up art as a teenager, drawing for his high school yearbook and magazine. He went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago (where "American Gothic" now ...

The American Gothic House will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month, April through October. Group tours also can be arranged at other times. Call 641 ...

American Gothic has become an American icon, ... from TV commercials for cornflakes and several US sitcoms, to a cameo appearance as a pair of creepy puritans in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.