Proof!

Grammie always said she and Pa were the inspiration for the Grant Wood painting American Gothic. She said one summer this young painter stopped by their farm in Eldon and did several sketches of them and the house. Months later, they received a letter from the man with a charcoal sketch. He said he had used it as inspiration for an oil painting he’d just finished although he’d used his sister’s and dentist’s faces in the painting.
UNDER PHOTOS:
The old farm house in Eldon, Iowa

My favorite picture of Pa and Grammie Dibble, circa 1930. She had a great laugh!

This is the sketch we found in Grammie’s old bible after the funeral.
Notice it’s signed by Grant Wood.

“American Gothic”

CREDITS: KITS: Dusky Christmas Delight by WendyP Designs (Studio); Room 19 Project2 One by Sissy Sparrows (TLP); PHOTOS: web; FONT: Lawyer Regular