made a quick oil sketch of it but if you wanted to utilize it in a painting that came out in american gothic. the gothic in europe, it is mostly used for cathedrals and associated with religion and the sacred. it is interesting to see it juxtaposed with this midwestern couple here. in the background, you can see a tall plant. another thing he would use in his paintings. specifically the portrait of his mother. this plant is alternatively known as mother-in-law's tongue or snake plant. it is very hearty. we have takeoffs from the original plant. they are impossible to kill. it is something he used in a lot of his paintings. approach his sister is wearing. he reused a lot of his props. this was something that was his mother's painting. and you can see her wearing it in another painting. it is really striking on nan. of rick rack apron, typical iowa farm wives. the quintessential overalls. herells was his trademark he painted in them. it is interesting he used them for the doctor but they were a midwestern marker to be sure. american gothic is one of those once-in-a-lifetime things. it was in t

the american gothic painting. the man standing with the pitchfork. there is a woman standing next to him. there is a great underlying story behind. those people are cedar rapids people. >> really? artist --man is the his dentist. the joke is on all of us, because when i started studying, i used to talk to former patients in the 1990's. they said he was the funniest guy they ever knew. you look at him in the painting and he's really grumpy looking. that is the joke of the artist. he is really a funny guy. grant wood put the dentist in the painting and the woman was his sister. she said she was ok with. nt was not meaning to the her as an older woman. american gothic was painted right here in this carriage house which is now owned by our cedar rapids museum of art. hayloft,in the former american gothic was painted. we are proud we have preserved this place. you can see it in chicago. we are going to go past, leave the history center. the history center did start out as a house for the families that are synonymous with cedar rapids history. is, the big

this is his most iconic pan -- painting, american gothic. in that same year, he entered in a competition where it won a bronze medal and the museum bought it for $300. it's one of the most iconic pieces of american art. he used his dentist and his younger sister as models. is describedister as being the farmer's wife or the spinster daughter here. the architecture we see in the background is an actual building that still exists in iowa. tont would is referring american gothic, the pointed window. this is something that is typical of european gothic architecture. it struck him as interesting that this unassuming iowa farmhouse would use a delicate window typical of european gothic. he fell in love with this building. he make -- made a quick oil sketch of it but wanted to use it in a painting. the gothic in europe, because it is mostly used for cathedrals, is associated with religion and the sacred. in the background, you can see a tall plants which is another thing he used in his paintings. this plant is known as mother-in-law's tongue. also a

this is grant wood studio, where american gothic was painted. it was the piece that everyone knows. a lot of times, people will not know the artist with the title, but it is an iconic piece. it is probably the most iconic piece of american art to date. grant would was born outside of

grant wood's "american gothic" is one of the most recognized paintings in the world.s models? his plumber and the plumber's wife, his sister and his dentist, or his own parents? the answer after the break. ♪ limu emu & doug look limu. a civilian buying a new car. let's go. limu's right. liberty mutual can save you money by customizing your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh... yeah, i've been a customer for years. huh... only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> so, whom did painter grant wood recruit as the models for his iconic painting, "american gothic"? it's b. wood chose his sister and his dentist to be the farmer and daughter depicted in the painting. >> retirees don and phyllis camp are busy packing for their move from upstate new york to denver, colorado, when they decide to get rid of two paintings don inherited from his mother decades ago. >> they were not our favorite. >> [ chuckles ] >> if we'd fallen in love with them, then i think it would have been a different story. >> on a lark, don takes them down the r

the american gothic painting. we all know that is the mandate with a pitchfork and he has the bald head and the glasses. the woman next to him. great underlying story behind it because those are cedar rapids people. the man is great would. it is his dentist. there is an actual person. the joke is on all of us because when i started studying history, i used to talk to that doctors former patients. they said he was the funniest guy they ever knew. when you look at him in the painting, he is very grumpy looking area that's the joke of the painting. he was a funny guy. the woman is actually his sister who was only 28 years old when i painting was done while. she was ok with it. will will the artist was not meaning to depict her as an older woman but that was how it happened. upstairs in the hayloft of this building. we are very proud that we have preserved this place and we are the home to american gothic. it came from here. we are going to leave the history center. it started out as a house. for the two families that

. >> reporter: the bucolic image of grant woods' "american gothic" is a quaint and ancient picture ofural america is dying on the vine. two-thirds of iowa's 99 counties are losing population every year. and now our major retail centers are starting to implode or er e erode. >> reporter: art cullen is the pulitzer prize-winning editor of "the storm lake times." >> this is a discussion that america needs to have. what about these rural byways? are they even relevant any more to the national discussion? and i think they are because this is where we produce the nation's food. >> reporter: cullen called for democratic candidates to come to his town to talk policy. five showed up which is remarkable considering the caucus won't happen until next february. >> the democrats i believe lost the 2016 election because they ignored flyover countries. they got their hat handed to them in rural america. >> reporter: they are not ignoring it this go round. farmers like john schneider wonder. washington feel like it's pretty far from here? >> yeah. long ways from here. do they really care about us? i

gothic cathedral. >> reporter: tricia meehan, an american who gave tours of notre dame before the fire, hopes othersd. >> our hope is to change our narrative, to walk around the outside and talk about the boents of the fire. it will be a new reason to visit. it will be absolutely a new reason to visit. >> reporter: and to watch as the cathedral heals from its wounds. roxana saberi, cbs news, paris. >> begnaud: you will find his name in the credits of some of the biggest films of the past half century. producer and hollywood executive david v. picker died last night. his films include "midnight cowboy," "last tango in paris," and two beatles movies, "help," and "a hard day's night." he was 87. coming up, a preview of tonight's "60 minutes," this is a powerful story about how artibiotics are becoming ineffective. you are going to want to see this. and, pushed to the brink of financial ruin, this dairy farmer's cry for help caught our attention. le about teaching him to put others first. about helping her raise her first child. and when i was first diagnosed, my choice was everyday verzenio. it's the o

derelict in the upkeep and -- >> it's amazing when you learn how many of these gothic cathedrals around france depend on americanul: kim, what about the issue of the billionaires who stepped forward and corporations and others and many individuals, much smaller donations, offering more than a billion dollars now to build it. there's been something of a backlash in france itself from many on the political left and some of the elites, saying well, why would you be willing to spend all of this money on a building, revisiting -- rebuilding notre dame, when you should really be paying all that money in taxes for social welfare. >> yeah, the complaint here is that you had all of these wealthy french families open up their pocketbooks which was great to see but france has its tax code has a very, very generous deduction if you give in charitable giving, then you can claim enormous tax benefits as a result. so all of this money that's now going towards notre dame is not going to be going into the french coffers. there's nothing that the french love more than high taxes and using these on social programs. add to this a l

american friends of notre dame and friends all over the world. there is a massive community of lovers of this building and of all caps the buiings. -- all gothic buildings:hank you very much for that and good luck for any fundraising appeal. stephen:nk tou very much for . jane: a jesui priest turned me earlier from new york. -- joined me earlier from new york. of course notre dame is a monumental tourist attraction full of explain its significance as a holylace, as a church. >> it is the heart of the church in france. its not only an icon of the french church but catholicism and christiany throughout europe. other than st. peter's basilica in vatican city, there is no place that is as closely seen as ol of the european churc jane: what must christians around the world be thinking right now? tremendousin: sadness. it is the possible loss of irreplaceable religious symbol. paris fre to carrm lady of paris. and it is a tremendous artistic ss. devastating on so many levels. jane: and of course this is happening during holy week. what extra residence does that ad father martin: a sense of great sadness and loss we remember the death and resurrection of jesus

gothic her green new deal that's one phrase to would be donald trump's campaign. when he took on the campaign trail of a trillion dollar infrastructure spand what would be better for the american economy or door number three. is another round of quantitative easing steve came there were the quantitative easing quantitative easing as being to the benefit of the wealthy it's being the government the central bank deciding to be on the boss sot of ball he says with the private financial sector the turn of a trillion dollars a year which is more than five percent of the american j.j. pay that money is being spent when the when the banks got that that money and replace the bonds i saw that the government they used that money to buy shares that drove this process of existing shit is rich people hold existing shares it's accentuated the inequality caused by the financial bubble in the first place and only a tiny trickle of that money has made it into the real economy so i think every trillion dollars in your model got two hundred billion dollars out of the for the main straight out of the old straight when it's main street that needs to rebuild not wall straight so if you get about q

gothic architecture. it was a site that was visited by 12 million people every year. and which of us americans have have been fortunate enough to travel to paris -- >> one of the first stops. >> it's one of the first stops. and that awesome feeling of walking into that church and you heard the fire chief talk about how much air there is in there. the sense of spaciousness. it's a truly sacred, beautiful unique place. so i think people across the world watching these images, watching that spire crumble, are feeling gripped by a shock and horror, and, of course, asking the question how did this happen? what went wrong? this is what investigators are looking at now. we know paris prosecutors' office is launching an investigation. >> what's yourt sense about this? >> pro forma. too early to tell if it's related to the venn ratirenovat. way too early. they have to issue an immediate statement and show they're exploring every possible avenue because as you mentioned the timing is so critical here. this is easter week. sunday was palm sunday. good friday coming. millions of people across the world wi

the gothic cathedral of notre dame still stands, but without her elegant spire, burned away by a devastating fire. >> for me, notre dame is probably as many as for americansfficials are so far calling the blaze unintentional. they suspect it started around 6:30 monday might among the scaffolding at the base of the spire, spreading rapidly through the medieval roof. >> the people just fell inside the church. oh, my god. >> reporter: the spire came crashing down into the church's interior, fanning the flames even further. french officials told the nation to brace, that this gothic masterpiece visited by 13 million a year may be reduced to ash. but around 400 firefighters finally contained the flames enough to go inside and saw this. the interior badly damaged, but not a charred shell. firefighters announced they had managed to save the structure. notre dame would survive. and they said major art and relics, including the holy crown of thorns, were saved. parisians came out to sing hymns for their beloved cathedral and praise the firefighters. french president emmanuel macron told the nation, quote, notre dame will be rebuilt because it is what the french ex