A New Story Behind the Starry, Starry Night
by crazypockets
For over 120 years, the world has thought it knew the story of the life and death of perhaps its most popular painter, Vincent van Gogh. But now, a new biography by Pulitzer prize-winning authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith may flip the art world's understanding of the troubled painter upside-down. After a 10-year forensic investigation involving a large team of assistants, the pair is questioning the until-now, accepted fact of Van Gogh's cause of death having been a suicide. They now believe he may have been shot by someone else.
A recent report from TV's 60 Minutes delves into the story behind the authors' research and why they've come to this conclusion. The story continues in part 2, and the website offers a virtual tour of some of Van Gogh's art.
Naifeh and Smith's new biography is being published today, so be sure to reserve your copy at the library for when it comes in.
In the meantime, check out these other great books about Van Gogh, his work or related movies.
Or take a look at some of Van Gogh's contemporaries and learn about some of the other impressionist artists and the movement itself.
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