| Van Gogh in Popular Culture Contributor(s): Porter, Lynnette (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786494425 ISBN-13: 9780786494422 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 759.949 |
| LCCN: 2015044870 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate more than a century after his death in 1890. Yet how much of what is commonly known about this world-renowned artist is accurate? Though he left thousands of works and a trove of letters, the definitive Van Gogh remains elusive. Was he a madman who painted his greatest pieces in a passionate fury or a lifelong student of art, literature and science who carefully planned each composition? Was he a loner dedicated only to his craft or an active collaborator with his contemporaries? Why is he best known for self-mutilation and The Starry Night? This book has biographers, scriptwriters, lyricists, actors, museum curators and tour guides, among others, presenting diverse interpretations of his life and work, creating a mythic persona that may, in fact, help us in the search for the real Van Gogh. |