How American Gothic became an icon

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How did American Gothic go from third place painting to icon? There's a story to this famous painting. • Find the Overrated Facebook page here: • / overratedtheshow • Find Phil Edwards on Facebook here: • / philedwardsinc1 • Grant Wood's American Gothic is a classic painting. But to understand its fame, you have to learn some context about how it became an icon. • When Grant Wood painting his sister and dentist in front of a house in Eldon, Iowa, he didn't know his painting would become iconic. But American Gothic soon became the subject of countless homages and parodies. • Wood's place in American art history is unique — and worth knowing to truly appreciate American Gothic. • Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO • Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. • Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE • Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H • Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

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