American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood in 1930, depicts a dour-looking man holding a pitchfork next to a stiff, frowning woman in an apron in front of a white farmhouse. The painting was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and quickly became famous after it was reprinted in newspapers with the caption “An Iowa Farmer and His Wife.” Reactions from readers were critical; many women in the Midwest–themselves often wives of farmers–thought the painting caricatured their lives and relationships. However, Wood actually conceived of the pair as a father and his daughter, not husband and wife, as he wrote in a letter to a friend: “The prim lady with him is his grown-up daughter.”Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?It explains the origin of a misconception about a painting and offers evidence to clarify the misconception.eliminateIt describes a painting and offers examples of how it was received by art critics compared to the media and the general public.eliminateIt makes a claim about the reason an artist chose the subject of a painting and quotes the artist's letters to support that claim.eliminateIt explains why a painting became famous and uses primary sources to demonstrate the artist’s unusual reaction to fame.

What are some ways people have understood American Gothic? Check both that apply.Group of answer choicesIt is a celebration of middle American culture and values.It is a marriage portrait.It depicts the artist's parents.It is a gentle satire of small town, midwestern culture.

A NEW STYLE OF ART The works of Irving and Cooper inspiredpainters. By the 1830s the Hudson River schoolhad appeared. The artists of the Hudson Riverschool created beautiful paintings of theAmerican landscape. Thomas Cole was a founderof the school. Other painters followed his lead.George Caleb Bingham and Alfred Jacob Millertraveled west to paint scenes of the Americanfrontier, including trappers, traders, settlers, andNative Americans.    What subjects did American artists paint?

this painting by a Swiss artist who painted Native American tribal leaders. The ceremonial headdress and decorated spear shown here were common forms of art among the tribes of the _____.A.SouthwestB.Andean HighlandsC.Pacific NorthwestD.Great Plains

Read the following passage:It was late at night, and I had just arrived in the small village. The night was growing colder, and I pulled my coat tightly around me. After asking at every door, I met a villager who pointed me toward a darkened doorway: the local inn. I knocked. Creaking, the door opened and I peered inside.Which plot development would most clearly classify this story as a work of Gothic literature?A.The narrator discovers that the town holds an ancient curse.B.The narrator realizes that the innkeeper is really an outlaw in hiding.C.The narrator meets an attractive stranger and falls in love.D.The narrator sees that the inn is too run-down and decides to leave.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

AGOSTINO BRUNIAS, ITALIAN PAINTER, PAINTING SHOWING FREE WOMEN OF MIXED RACIAL ANCESTRY WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND SERVANTS IN DOMINICA, A BRITISH COLONY IN THE WEST INDIES, LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYFree Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape, 1770-1796 (oil on canvas) , Brunias, Agostino (1728-96) / Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA / Gift of Mrs. Carll H. de Silver in memory of her husband, by exchange and gift of George S. Hellman, by exchange / Bridgeman ImagesQuestionThe artist’s perspective on the subject of the painting was most likely influenced by which of the following?ResponsesThe EnlightenmentThe EnlightenmentNationalismNationalismSocial DarwinismSocial DarwinismThe Haitian Revolution