Grant Wood's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Stretched Canvas

Grant Wood's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Stretched Canvas brings a dreamlike American history scene into your home as museum-quality canvas wall art. Painted in 1931, Wood’s work reimagines the Paul Revere legend through a high bird’s-eye view, bright moonlight, stylized houses, and a toy-like sense of scale.

This ready-to-hang canvas suits studies, libraries, classrooms, hallways, family rooms, and interiors shaped by American history, folk art, and classic storytelling. Explore more curated pieces in our Wall Art collection or browse more ready-to-hang formats in our Canvas Paintings collection.

About The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere was painted by Grant Wood in 1931. The original is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Wood based the scene on the famous Paul Revere legend known through Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, but he did not paint it as a strict historical reconstruction.

The scene shows Revere riding through a colonial town at night. The viewpoint is high above the streets, almost like looking down at a miniature village. The bright houses, geometric trees, sharp shadows, and glowing moonlight make the painting feel theatrical and slightly unreal.

American Regionalism with a storybook view

Grant Wood is best known for turning American subjects into precise, memorable images. In this painting, he treats a Revolutionary War story with the clarity of folk art and the structure of modern design. The result is patriotic, but not stiff. It feels like a remembered story, a childhood scene, and a carefully built visual pattern at the same time.

This makes the canvas a strong choice for buyers who want American history wall art with character. It is not a generic patriotic print. It carries Wood’s specific Regionalist style: clean forms, controlled detail, high viewpoint, and a mix of humor, memory, and national myth.

Canvas specifications

• Canvas type: Matte stretched printed canvas
• Canvas material: Cotton and polyester canvas composite
• Canvas weight: 9.82 oz/yd², 333 g/m²
• Finish: Matte surface with special print coating
• Frame depth: 0.75"
• Frame material: FSC-certified radiata pine
• Hanging: Back hanging included, ready to hang
• Wall support: Soft rubber dots on the back corners for stable placement
• Print method: High-resolution artwork reproduction with UL-certified Greenguard Gold inks
• Size tolerance: Slight size variation may occur, up to +/- 1/8" or 3.2 mm

Available canvas sizes

Why choose this Grant Wood canvas

• Museum-quality reproduction of The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood
• American Regionalist subject with a dreamlike view of a colonial town
• 333 g/m² matte cotton-poly canvas with a clean printed surface
• 0.75" gallery-wrapped frame made from FSC-certified radiata pine
• Back hanging included, so the canvas arrives ready to hang

Best rooms for this artwork

This canvas works well in classic studies, home libraries, classrooms, family rooms, hallways, and interiors with American heritage themes. The moonlit palette pairs well with warm white walls, dark wood, navy accents, brass, framed documents, bookshelves, leather chairs, and traditional furniture.

Use smaller sizes for a quiet historical accent. Choose larger sizes when you want the town, horse, church, and moonlit streets to become the main focal point of the room.

For American history and folk art collectors

This artwork is a strong choice for buyers who collect Grant Wood, American Regionalism, Revolutionary War imagery, Paul Revere history, folk art style, and 20th-century American painting. It works well because it joins familiar national history with Wood’s unmistakable visual language.

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Care and installation

Hang the canvas using the included back hardware. Display it away from prolonged direct sunlight and high humidity. Dust gently with a clean, dry or slightly damp cloth. Do not use harsh cleaners or abrasive materials.

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Build a stronger art wall with more museum-inspired pieces from our Wall Art collection, or browse more ready-to-hang reproductions in our Canvas Paintings collection.

• Matte stretched canvas print
• Canvas material: cotton and polyester canvas composite
• Canvas weight: 9.82 oz/yd², 333 g/m²
• Finish: matte surface with special print coating
• Frame depth: 0.75"
• Frame material: responsibly sourced radiata pine
• Hanging: back hanging included
• Wall support: soft rubber dots on the back corners
• Print method: high-resolution artwork print
• Size tolerance: slight size variation may occur, up to +/- 1/8" or 3.2 mm

If dust gathers on the canvas, wipe it gently with a clean, damp cloth.

• Do not use chemical cleaners.
• Do not scrub the printed surface.
• Keep away from long-term direct moisture.
• For best color preservation, avoid placing the canvas in harsh direct sunlight for extended periods.

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