COM 300 visual rhetoric

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Modern American Gothic

• Jon Crawford

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Original American Gothic by Grant Wood
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My Interpretation of the new-aged American
Gothic
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American Gothic

• The original image is portraying the average
  American family in the 1930s and their roles
  within the family structure.
• The woman is wearing an apron inferring that she
  is a homemaker and her role includes tasks inside
  the home.
• The man is holding a pitchfork which is
  resembling that he does the labor and farm work
  outside of the home.
• The house shown behind the family is an older,
  gothic style house with the red barn also
  displayed in the background.

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Modern American Gothic

• The new image is displaying the average American
  family in the 21st century and depicting the
  immense changes in the past 80 years.
• The woman is dressed in business attire speaking
  on her blackberry resembling that she has a job
  outside of being a homemaker.
• The man is also in business attire conducting
  business on his laptop depicting how
  technological advances have reformed our work and
  personal lives.

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Conclusion

• Lives as we know it are much different those of
  the early 1900s.We live in a digital age
  dominated by technology.
• My purpose in recreating Grant Woods American
  Gothic was to ultimately depict the changes in
  our society and how roles in the family have
  evolved from where they were years ago. I wanted
  to show this, but also maintain the integrity and
  overall likeness of the original image.
• The reality is, with as many changes that have
  taken place, at the end of the day the family
  values and goals essentially remain the same.

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The End