Van Gogh’s Letters
Have you been to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam? On our way there in 2003 my husband and I stopped by one of Amsterdam’s many cafes and partook in its herbal offerings so we had a GREAT time at the museum. Recently the museum published Van Gogh’s letters in digital and bound book versions. Apparently Vincent was an avid correspondent. The web site, www.vangoghletters.org, allows you to view over 900 letters to and from Van Gogh. Its pretty fascinating, if you like to read other people’s mail.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
In 1998, I went to the Van Gogh exhibit at one of the big art museums in Washington, D.C. Many pieces were on loan from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam while that museum was undergoing renovations. The curators from the two museums recorded the narration that explained the exhibits. They read from a lot of the letters that Vincent exchanged with his brother. It was fascinating to hear what Van Gogh himself wrote about the paintings on which he was working.