THE CURRENT WEEKLY STANDARD sports a nifty parody of Grant Wood’s American Gothic. If you want to read a learned, balanced piece about the cultural context and significance of the painting, stop reading this and click here.

But if you happen to be in Washington, D.C., and want to lay your eyes on the real thing, head to the Renwick Gallery. The painting rarely travels–it has left its home at the Art Institute of Chicago only 30 times since it was installed there almost 80 years ago.