Producer: Village of Islington
Category: Heritage
Artist: John Kuna, 2011
Based on a photo of the Appleby family taken around 1900 in front of their farmhouse on the northwest corner of Dundas St. West and Islington Avenue, this mural is intended as a parody of Grant Wood’s iconic 1930s painting entitled “American Gothic”. A little known fact about that work is that the couple shown were not husband and wife. The same is true of the couple here; the man is William Appleby shown with his sister Mabel. The Appleby’s farmhouse was built in an Ontario Gothic style with fine gingerbread trim.
Where to Find This Mural
Location: 4990 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1B8, Canada | Get Directions
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