If you’ve been keeping up with the Hawthornes on this summer’s thrilling murder mystery American Gothic, you may have noticed a few running themes. First, there’s the near-constant reminder that no ...

If farm livin' is the life for you, then get ready to pack your bags. You could soon be hanging out in history's most famous little farm house. The iconic home from Grant Wood's 1930 painting American ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

Tiny Eldon in southeast Iowa has been losing population, jobs and business for nearly five decades, but one woman is trying to turn things around with a focus on tourism centered around the ...

ELDON — What could have happened between the man and woman in one of America's most famous paintings? That's what Brad Schuster, a RAGBRAI rider from Denver, Colorado, wondered when he witnessed the ...

An icon of Americana is coming to New York for the first time in nearly 20 years: Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) will travel to the Whitney Museum of American Art for the 2018 retrospective ...

On an unassuming street in Eldon, Iowa — population 785 — a little white house that inspired one of the world’s most famous paintings sits on a grassy lawn. Built in the 1880s by a local family, the ...

American Gothic is one of the country’s most iconic and recognizable works of 20th century art, and from March 2nd to June 10th, 2018, the painting will be on exhibit at The Whitney Museum of American ...

There is a peculiar type of American darkness, and it is one suffused with light. Bright sunshine masks a whited-out evil, smiling faces conceal the weight of sadness. It is different from the ...

Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting (and all of its parodies) may be legendary, but most people don’t realize that the little white farmhouse in the background is real — that it’s in Eldon, Iowa ...

Nearly 91 years after 'American Gothic” wowed the world, Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting continues to tickle viewers' fancy. Some of those viewers have left their mark on mass-produced copies of ...