American Gothic

When looking at "American Gothic" I tend to focus on the man before the woman. My interpretation of this art is two farmers who are focused primarily on their crops. Both the man and woman have stern looks on their faces but I'll start with the woman. She is not smiling nor is she looking at the camera. This suggests to me that she is focused on something else that is going on besides the "picture" that would be taken or the portrait being painted. It seems that she is thinking of other things and because of the farm in the background I would think that her mind is probably on something with the crops. Her body language doesn't show any type of affection towards the man in the picture, I assume it is her husband but because of the lack of emotion she could also be a relative such as a sister working on the farm. Now, the man in this picture looks like a very hard working man. He is even posing with his pitch fork which I'm sure is a part of his daily life. The attire he is wearing suggests that he is very religious. The wrinkles on his face show many years of hard work and dedication. I believe the overall picture shows a husband and wife who have known nothing other than the farm for their whole lives. They are very conservative, religious people. The color of their clothing suggests these two things, the black and blues come off conservative. This picture shows the hardworking American. People who do what they must to get by.