Wood’s inspiration for American Gothic was sparked by a leisurely ... what would become his—and perhaps America’s—most famous painting. Of course, the artist wasn’t finished.

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...

If you are familiar with the famous painting "American Gothic," then you are familiar with Carpenter Gothic architecture. The wood-frame cottage depicted behind the stoic Iowan farm couple ...