American Gothic, the Grant Wood painting of a farm couple and their pitchfork has become a classic image of Americana. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Thomas Hoving has written a "biography" of the painting.
WWFD?
Richard Brookhiser, historian, senior editor at the National Review and author, Alexander Hamilton, American (Free Press, 2000) and the forthcoming What Would the Founders do? Our Problems, Their Solutions (Basic)
- offers his take on what the founding fathers would do about current issues
- offers his take on what the founding fathers would do about current issues
Americana the Beautiful
Thomas Hoving, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1967 to 1977 and author, American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece (Chamberlain Bros./Penguin, 2005),
- offers his insight into the making and meaning of "American Gothic," the iconic painting of the farm couple and their pitchfork ...
- offers his insight into the making and meaning of "American Gothic," the iconic painting of the farm couple and their pitchfork ...
Democracy Wonk: Episode 1
Listeners call in with one thing they love about America and one thing they would change
Painting A Picture of America
American Gothic (Grant Wood, 1930)
American Gothic is one of the most recognized and recognizable paintings in America, and also the topic of discussion on today's show (with author and art historian Thomas Hoving). Click here for a ...
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