Making Pie and finding peace in the American Gothic house

By Charity Nebbe

Published June 12, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Grant Wood said that when he painted American Gothic, he depicted the people he “fancied should live in the house.”

Although she looks nothing like the grim spinster in the painting, Beth Howard became a resident in the American Gothic House back in 2012. Host Charity Nebbe traveled to Eldon Iowa to visit Beth Howard, author of the book Making Piece, a Memoir of Love, Loss and Pie.

This episode was originally produced March 26, 2012.

Guests:

Beth Howard, author, blogger, pie maker

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is IPR's Talk of Iowa host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts Garden Variety and Unsettled. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.

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Making Pie and finding peace in the American Gothic house

Grant Wood said that when he painted American Gothic, he depicted the people he “fancied should live in the house.”

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