--- title: Amy Schumer, J.K. Simmons Recreate American Gothic on Twitter: Photo description: See how well the two fit in with the photo canonical: https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-25T19:40:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:12.376Z og:title: Amy Schumer and J.K. Simmons Perfectly Recreated 'American Gothic' og:description: Schumer's social media game is so strong og:url: https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer and J.K. Simmons Perfectly Recreated 'American Gothic' twitter:description: Schumer's social media game is so strong twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Amy Schumer and J.K. Simmons Perfectly Recreated _American Gothic_ ## Video: Amy Schumer Bows Down to Kim and Kanye at the TIME 100 Gala [Watch (HLS stream): Amy Schumer Bows Down to Kim and Kanye at the TIME 100 Gala](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pbfu0JGw.m3u8) (0:25)  _Published 2015-04-22. Amy Schumer bows down to Kimye_T100 Gala_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 25, 2015 7:40 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 25, 2015 7:40 PM UTC Some people might taken offense if you compare them to the people in _American Gothic_. Comedian and actress Amy Schumer, however, is totally on board with the comparison. On Monday, somebody [posted](https://twitter.com/vickytweetsnow/status/636020469695516673) the following musing on Twitter: “I think I have revealed a genealogy line for @amyschumer. The American Gothic lady could be an ancestor #NoDisrespect.” Schumer responded in the best way possible: by recruiting actor J.K. Simmons to join her in recreating Grant Wood’s iconic 1930 painting: > [](https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/636021026757869568) Schumer sent this response after just a few hours, which raises the following question: How was she able to meet up with J.K. Simmons so quickly? Are they already friends? Had they already taken this photo to save it for the perfect opportunity? The next day, the Art Institute of Chicago, which houses the original _American Gothic_ painting, chimed in: > [](https://twitter.com/artinstitutechi/status/636210246344646656) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/"},"headline":"Amy Schumer and J.K. Simmons Perfectly Recreated American Gothic","datePublished":"2015-08-25T19:40:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:12.376Z","description":"Schumer's social media game is so strong","url":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/","name":"Amy Schumer and J.K. Simmons Perfectly Recreated American Gothic"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Amy Schumer Bows Down to Kim and Kanye at the TIME 100 Gala","description":"Amy Schumer bows down to Kimye_T100 Gala","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/pbfu0JGw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-22T01:39:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pbfu0JGw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/","duration":"PT25S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4010356/amy-schumer-jk-simmons-american-gothic/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```