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Post by jennifercyr on Feb 21, 2012 0:49:12 GMT -5
Art is a big part of world culture. Building Oil Painting People are spending tens of millions of dollars on paintings by famous artists. I knew many of the paintings by sight, and some of the figures depicted in the works are a huge part of pop culture. Cusine Oil Painting So who were some of these people? Cottages Oil Painting I decided to do a little research and see if I could come up with the answers for some of the most famous painting with semi-mysterious subjects. Sunflower Oil Painting American Gothic is a famous painting that was created in 1930. Wood entered the painting in in a competition at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning the bronze medal. Since it came out at the onset of the Great Depression, it was viewed by many as a symbol of the steadfast American spirit. Many saw it as a struggling farmer and his wife who refuse to give up. The woman is actually Wood’s sister. Cheap Oil PaintingThe man, his dentist.
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