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'''Grant Wood''' (1891-1942) was an American painter. His best known work is the 1930 piece ''American Gothic'', depicting an impassive rural farmer and his wife (modeled by [[Dentists|dentist]] Dr. Byron McKeeby and Wood's sister Nan). The image has become an iconic representation of the [[United States of America|American]] midwest, and the target of countless visual parodies. Such spoofs retain the basic composition of the painting, with the wife on the left and the farmer typically clutching a pitchfork. Several Muppet productions have followed suit. |
'''Grant Wood''' (1891-1942) was an American painter. His best known work is the 1930 piece ''American Gothic'', depicting an impassive rural farmer and his wife (modeled by [[Dentists|dentist]] Dr. Byron McKeeby and Wood's sister Nan). The image has become an iconic representation of the [[United States of America|American]] midwest, and the target of countless visual parodies. Such spoofs retain the basic composition of the painting, with the wife on the left and the farmer typically clutching a pitchfork. Several Muppet productions have followed suit. |
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==References== |
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| − | * The book ''[[Miss Piggy's Treasury of Art Masterpieces]]'' included "American Gothique," with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] as the farmer and [[Miss Piggy]] as the wife. The image was later used in [[Jim Henson's Muppet Masterpieces Calendar]], and for a suncatcher released in the "Kermit Signature Collection." |
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| + | File:Gothic-k&p.jpg|[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Miss Piggy]] in a [[Miss Piggy's Art Masterpiece Calendar|1984 calendar]] and [[Miss Piggy's Treasury of Art Masterpieces from the Kermitage Collection|''Kermitage Collection'' book]] |
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| − | * The first season ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 108: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?|What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?]]" featured [[Baby Kermit]] and [[Baby Piggy]] as the farmer and his wife. |
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| − | * The ''Muppet Babies'' episode "[[Episode 211: The Muppet Museum of Art|The Muppet Museum of Art]]" featured [[Baby Scooter]] painting a perfect replica of painting, but Baby Piggy was happier with her own version. |
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| − | + | File:Americangothic-muppetbabies.jpg|[[Baby Kermit]] and [[Baby Piggy]] in the ''Muppet Babies'' episode "[[Episode 108: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?|What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?]]" |
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| + | File:Baby_gothic.JPG|Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy in the ''Muppet Babies'' episode "[[Episode 211: The Muppet Museum of Art|The Muppet Museum of Art]]" |
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| − | * The ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'' episode "[[Episode 101: The Big Squeak|The Big Squeak]]" included a canine version of the painting, as glimpsed in [[Thurston Howl III|Thurston Howl's]] mansion. |
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| − | + | File:LMM-Grant.jpg|[[Boo Monster]] in the ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' episode "[[Episode 101: In the Beginning|In the Beginning]]" |
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| + | File:Gothicdogs.jpg|[[Thirsty Howl III]]'s mansion in ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'' episode "[[Episode 101: The Big Squeak|The Big Squeak]]" |
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| − | * The ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song "[[Cluck Around the Clock]]" featured an appearance by [[Farmer Brown]] (a [[Pumpkin]] [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]]) and his wife ([[Lavender]]), spoofs of the couple in Wood's painting. |
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| + | File:OttoEttaOtterAmGothic.jpg|[[Otto and Etta Otter]] in the ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' episode "[[Episode 321: The Yard Sale|The Yard Sale]]" |
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| − | * [[Grover]] and [[Betty Lou]] spoofed the painting on the back cover of the 2001 sticker book [[:Image:Monsterartsticker.jpg|Museum of Monster Art]]. |
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| − | * In the ''[[Elmo's World]]'' episode "[[Elmo's World: Farms|Farms]]," [[Telly Monster]] and [[Rosita]] appear as the couple. |
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| + | File:Bigbagamericangothic.jpg|[[Chelli]] and [[Bag]] in the ''[[Big Bag]]'' episode "[[Episode 105: Birthday Bash|Birthday Bash]]" |
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| − | * [[Little Bird]] can be seen carrying a spoof of the painting in the book ''[[The Together Book]]''. |
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| + | File:Gothic-grover.jpg|[[Betty Lou]] and [[Grover]] in ''[[Great Monsterpieces|Museum of Monster Art]]'' |
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| − | * In the ''[[Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures]]'' episode, "Farmers", a parody of the painting featuring [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] is seen in their home. |
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| + | File:Museum of Monster Art sticker book 03.jpg|[[Prairie Dawn]] and [[Grover]] in ''[[Great Monsterpieces|Museum of Monster Art]]'' |
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| − | * A vegetable version of "American Gothique" appears in a [[Super Grover 2.0]] sketch. |
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| + | File:DinosaursDVD3-4.jpg|[[Fran Sinclair|Fran]] and [[Earl Sinclair]] on the [[Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons|''Dinosaurs'' DVD]] |
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| − | * The ''[[Big Bag]]'' episode "[[Episode 105: Birthday Bash|Birthday Bash]]" featured a painting by [[Chelli]] spoofing this, featuring himself and [[Bag]] in place of the farmer and wife, respectively. |
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| − | Image:Americangothic-muppetbabies.jpg|from ''Muppet Babies'' |
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| − | LMM-Grant.jpg|''Little Muppet Monsters'' |
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| − | Image:Gothicdogs.jpg|from ''Dog City'' |
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| − | OttoEttaOtterAmGothic.jpg|from ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' |
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| + | File:MB303-Grant.png|[[Janice]] and [[Floyd Pepper]] in the ''[[Muppet Babies (2018)|Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 303: Summer's Disaster-Piece / Farewell, Statler and Waldorf|Summer's Disaster-Piece]]" |
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| + | File:DisneyJunior Wood Van Gogh.png|''[[Disney Junior Music#Ready for Preschool|Disney Junior Music: Ready for Preschool]]'' |
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| − | Image:Gothic-grover.jpg|Museum of Monster Art |
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| − | Image:DinosaursDVD3-4.jpg|Dinosaurs |
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| − | Image:Elmogothic.jpg |''Friendly, Frosty Monsters'' |
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| − | Image:Baby_gothic.JPG|Baby Piggy's version |
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| − | Bigbagamericangothic.jpg|from ''Big Bag'' |
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 2 November 2023
Grant Wood (1891-1942) was an American painter. His best known work is the 1930 piece American Gothic, depicting an impassive rural farmer and his wife (modeled by dentist Dr. Byron McKeeby and Wood's sister Nan). The image has become an iconic representation of the American midwest, and the target of countless visual parodies. Such spoofs retain the basic composition of the painting, with the wife on the left and the farmer typically clutching a pitchfork. Several Muppet productions have followed suit.
References
Kermit and Piggy on a Kermit Collection suncatcher
Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy in the Muppet Babies episode "The Muppet Museum of Art"
Farmer Brown and his wife in "Cluck Around the Clock"
