In particular, Regionalist paintings are characterized by their realistic depiction of scenes,
architecture and figures from the
American Midwest, exemplified by Grant Wood's masterpiece
American Gothic (1930, oil on beaverboard, Art Institute of Chicago) and The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (1931, oil on masonite, Metropolitan Museum, NYC).
The main styles of
American architecture during the nineteenth century were Greek Revival,
Gothic Revival, Second Empire, together with some Italianate and Romanesque - style designs.