Dubuque, Iowa -
Giant American Gothic Statue

American Gothic Statue

The huge American Gothic statue by J. Seward Johnson has made its way to the Dubuque Museum of Art. The museum holds one of the largest collections of Grant Wood artworks. Where will it travel to next?? [Jean Dunk, 05/16/2011]

American Gothic statue - J. Seward Johnson

Indianapolis, IN: This huge statue of a farmer and his wife is located at the Indiana state fairgrounds, [Tim Ramey, 08/16/2010]

[RA: J. Seward Johnson American Gothic-like colossus. Named "God Bless America," this one is touring and will only be here through August 2010.]

Giant American Gothic statue

Chicago, IL: A 25-foot interpretation of Grant Wood's famous (and often parodied) painting American Gothic sits at 401 Michigan Ave., just down the road from the original painting that hangs at the outstanding Chicago Institute of Art. The sculptor is J. Seward Johnson. It's awesome in its incongruity: earnest farm folk among gleaming skyscrapers, the Midwest's salt of the earth among the Midwest's most sophisticated urban backdrop, humble farmers blown up to giant urban dwellers. [Gunnar Johnson, 07/28/2009]

[RA: The statue has left Chicago and has moved to Mesa, Arizona, where it will tower over a downtown intersection from March through July 2010. The statue's owner -- a California foundation -- says that it wants to keep moving the statue from city to city.]