American Gothic (photograph)

American Gothic (also known as American Gothic, Washington, D.C.^[2]) is a photograph of Ella Watson, a charwoman, taken by the photographer Gordon Parks in 1942.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} It is a reimagining of the 1930 painting American Gothic by Grant Wood.^[7]

American Gothic
Artist	Gordon Parks
Year	1942 (82 years ago) (1942)^[1]
Medium	Gelatin silver print^[2]
Subject	Ella Watson^[1]
Dimensions	61 cm × 51 cm (24 in × 20 in)^[2]

Time magazine considers American Gothic one of the "100 most influential photographs ever taken".^[1][12]

Gallery

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  American Gothic (1930), by Grant Wood
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  Ella Watson, with an adopted daughter and three of her grandchildren
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  Uncropped version of the photo

See also

• List of photographs considered the most important

References

1. "American Gothic | 100 Photographs | The Most Influential Images of All Time". Time – via Archive.today.
2. "American Gothic, Washington, D.C." Buffalo AKG Art Museum – via Archive.today.
3. "From Sophie's Alley to the White House". National Archives and Records Administration – via Archive.today.
4. "American Gothic, Washington, D.C., Gordon Parks". Minneapolis Institute of Art – via Archive.today.
5. "How American Gothic became an icon". BBC – via Archive.today.
6. "WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ELLA WATSON, 1942 - Photography Archive". The Gordon Parks Foundation – via Archive.today.
7. "The Photography of Gordon Parks". Life – via Archive.today.
8. "Ella Watson United States Government Charwoman | Documenting America | Articles and Essays | Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives | Digital Collections". Library of Congress – via Archive.today.
9. Willis, Deborah (14 May 2018). "Ella Watson: The Empowered Woman of Gordon Parks's 'American Gothic'". The New York Times – via Archive.today.
10. "American Gothic III by Connor O'Rourke". American Icons – via Archive.today.
11. Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster (8 March 2006). "'Life' Photographer And 'Shaft' Director Broke Color Barriers". The Washington Post – via Archive.today.
12. "About the Project | 100 Photographs | The Most Influential Images of All Time". Time – via Archive.today.