Screen Printing in History: American Gothic

By: Shannon, shannon@annarbortees.com

almost 14 years
american gothic with t-shirt

Did you know that Iowa farmer Jeremiah Hewitt adamantly refused to be depicted without his Stone Cold Steve Austin t-shirt at his sitting for painter Grant Wood’s iconic AMERICAN GOTHIC?

After fifty three minutes of tense negotiations, Hewitt finally relented after Woods promised to let him hold a pitchfork.

This moment in t-shirt history brought to you by the Ann Arbor Screen Printing Society of Screen Printing Screen Printers.

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