🖼️In 1930, the Art Institute of Chicago bought American Gothic for $300.
🎨Today, although the painting could potentially fetch a nine-figure fee at auction, the Art Institute has fiercely maintained their stance that American Gothic will never be sold, in the name of preserving the public’s ability to appreciate the American Masterpiece. $GOTH
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