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That Awkward Moment...Featuring American Gothic

You learn many things while studying art. Today, I learned that a certain painting we have all seen before is more interesting than I thought.

By R. A. LeePublished 12 months ago 1 min read
That Awkward Moment...Featuring American Gothic
Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash

Art teaches us many things.

American Gothic? No different.

It just taught me several:

  • Even a painting of a simple man and his wife can be controversial. People debated on if it supported or mocked Midwesterners.
  • Gothic is a style of architecture.

Oh.

That’s his daughter?

Oops.

  • ...Don’t make assumptions.

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