It's probably a case of substituting "U.S." for "world." I'm
perfectly capable of doing that, especially without AndrewF onlist
raising awareness of my country's responsibility for the decline of
popular culture throughout the world. Where is that guy anyway? It's
been stale cookies around here without him.
Joel W.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Wayne Harridge
<wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Interesting, the title "American Gothic" didn't ring any bells for me, so I
> did a search and sure enough I recognised the painting - wouldn't have
> thought that it would be 2nd to Mona Lisa though.
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
>
>> Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> That's interesting. I thought almost everyone knew Grant Wood.
>> "American Gothic" is supposedly the second-most recognizable painting
>> in the world after the Mona Lisa. But then American Gothic is not
>> especially characteristic of Wood (funny how that works).
>>
>
> ...Wayne
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