Rural Appleton

This painting embodies rural America in the 1930s. The artist has depicted the roughhewn outbuildings, the lush grove, and the rolling hills. The Midwestern farm landscape was a popular motif with Regionalist artists. Despite being completed during the Great Depression, this painting has a vibrant palette, which speaks to the strength of the American people in trying times. Regionalist artists generally provided a hopeful view of the American heartland.