American Gothic
1930 · Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Wood posed his sister and his dentist in front of a farmhouse window, and people have argued ever since whether he meant tribute or mockery.
★ 8.3
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Freedom From Want
1943 · Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Rockwell painted it as one of the Four Freedoms Roosevelt named, and it has been parodied more than almost any American picture.
★ 6.7