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ART
CRITICISM
WORKSHEET
Write your…
* first and last name
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Now we will practice researching famous artists.
We will be discussing the artist Grant Wood
and the paintings he created.
Answer each question completely, thoroughly
and
in your own words.
Write on the back or on another sheet of paper
if you need more room.
Grant
Wood Sit back
and
watch the movie.
Stay awake
and
pay attention.
Original sketch for
Self-Portrait
1932
MEET THE ARTIST
What is the Artist’s Name: Grant Wood
What nationality (country)
was the artist? American
Where was the artist born? near Anamosa, Iowa, USA
When was the artist born? 1892
When did the artist die? 1942
When did the artist create art?
(time span)
started ________ - ended
________
1906 – 1941
STEP ONE: THE ARTIST
STEP TWO: DESCRIPTION
In this step
of art criticism
you carefully make a list
of all the things you see in the work.
These include the following:
Credit Line
Title: American Gothic
Grant Wood. American Gothic.
1930. Oil on beaverboard. 29 ¼ x 24 ½”.
Friends of the American Art Collection.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Size: 29 ¼ X 24 ½”
Location of original work: Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois
Date of completion: 1930
Medium and/or process used: Oil on beaverboard
Owned or gifted by: Friends of the American
Art Collection
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Objects:
(what is in the work?)
• man
• woman
• broach
• glasses
• pitchfork
• house
• barn
• tree tops
• church steeple
• sky
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
In the foreground I see:
• the farmer is bald, wearing
glasses, with a stern look on
his face and his eyes starring
straight at the viewer.
• the farmer is wearing a
white shirt buttoned to the
collar under worn blue jean
coveralls with a dark wool
dress jacket.
• the farmer is holding a
pitchfork with his strong right
hand.
• the pitchfork pattern is
mimicked in this coverall and
shirt.
STEP TWO :
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
• the farmers wife is standing
just to her right and behind
the farmer
• she has light colored hair
that is parted in the middle
and pulled back tightly
• she seems to be looking
just to the right of the viewer
• she isn’t smiling or
frowning but looks somewhat
melancholy to me
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
• she is wearing a long
sleeved black dress with a
white collar at the neck
• there is an oval cameo
broach pinned between the
collar
• over the dress is a maroon
colored sleeveless apron
with a small country pattern
print and white ric rack trim
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
In the middle ground I see:
• a 2 story, white house with
board & baton siding
• the gothic style window on
the 2nd story is positioned
directly in the middle of the
house and towards the
middle of the painting with a
sheer printed curtain hanging
• below the porch roof is a
double 2 over 2 country style
window
• the porch is held up with
turned columns
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
• behind the woman and
continuing off the canvas is
the kitchen door with a green
lean to style porch roof
• there are plants sitting on
the steps outside the kitchen
door
• behind the man and
continuing off the canvas is a
red barn with a light brown
tin style roof
STEP TWO:
DESCRIPTION
Details:
(look closer and
what do you see?)
In the background I see:
• round tree tops in shade
of green
• the very tip of a church
steeple peeking out above
the tree tops
• a light blue sky with a
few soft clouds
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Lines
• pitchfork has 3 vertical
prongs that are mimicked
in the farmers coveralls
and in the window
• the ric rack trim on the
woman’s apron create
zigzag lines
• the board & baton siding
create straight vertical
lines
• the porch roof has
horizontal straight lines
• the roofs of the house &
barn create diagonal
lines
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Colors • color scheme is subtle and
basic
• clothes are black, white, and
faded blue
• woman’s hair is blonde and
shaded
• faces and the hand are the
tones of Caucasian
• white house is slightly
yellowed with age
• barn is faded red
• kitchen porch roof is green
• trees are shades of green
and yellow
• sky is pale blue with just a
hint of soft white clouds
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Shapes
• faces are oval
• glasses are round
• opening in man’s jacket
is rectangle
• broach is oval
• windows are rectangle
• front of house first floor
& windows are rectangle
• porch roof is rectangle
• second floor creates a
triangle
• boards on siding create
rectangles
• trees are round
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Forms
• barn showing both the
side and front create a
cube
•The front porch roof
creates a trapazoid
prisim
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Textures
• the clothing is smooth
• pitchfork is shiny, cold
and pointed sharp
• ric rack & broach are
bumpy
• man’s face looks
leathery from the sun and
lumpy with the wrinkles
of age and hard work
• the tree tops are pebbly
looking
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
Elements of Art used in
the art work:
Space Most of the objects in this painting
touch each other
Foreground:
• the pitchfork and hand are in the
very front of the picture plane
• the man who overlaps the woman
Middle Ground
• they are both in front of the
house
• the man is in front of the barn
Background
• the house & barn overlap the
trees which overlaps the church
steeple
• the sky fills the remainder upper
forth of the painting
STEP THREE: ANALYSIS
STEP FOUR:
INTERPRETATION
What message does this
artwork communicate to
you?
In this step you will explain
or tell the meaning or mood
of the work.
Here you can make
guesses about the artwork,
as long as they appear to
be supported by what you
see in the work.
Use your intelligence,
imagination and courage.
STEP FOUR:
INTERPRETATION
Determination of American
farmers to overcome
hardships during a hard
economic environment.
To me it has a warm feeling.
I can almost smell the bread
baking in her oven and the
cow mooing in the barn.
The sky is clear and calm,
The house is clean and
enchanting.
I get a feeling of hope for a
brighter future.
STEP FIVE:
JUDGEMENT
Is this a successful work of
art?
In this step you determine
the degree of artistic merit.
Were the art elements use
in a successful aesthetics
way.
STEP FIVE:
JUDGEMENT
Personal Judgment
Do you like the work?
Why or why not –
be specific.
No one can tell you what to
like or dislike.
You must make up your
own mind.
STEP FIVE:
JUDGEMENT
I feel that this is an
aesthetically successful
painting.
The art elements are
organized in a pleasing and
inspiring way. Making the
art work easy to explore
and understand.
I have enjoyed this painting
for many years and would
enjoy having a copy in my
home.
I would be interested in
exploring more art of this
style by this artist.
STEP SIX:
REFERRENCES
This is a research paper
which means you should
examine at least 3-5
resources for your
information on each piece
of artwork.
This can include complete
internet addresses, books
including title and author,
encyclopedia including title
and page number, DVD
titles and author, etc.
STEP SIX:
REFERRENCES
Internet Address: http://www.grantwoodartgaller
y.org/
Books: Grand Wood, Kate F. Jennings,
World Publications Group Inc.,
1994
Encyclopedia: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
artists/wood_grant.html
DVD: Dropping In On Grant Wood,
Crystal Productions