Van Gogh in Popular Culture

by Lynnette Porter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786494422
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	12/25/2015
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Lynnette Porter was a professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She wrote extensively on television and film.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Preface 1

Introduction 5

1 Van Gogh in Print 13

2 Van Gogh in Museums, Galleries and Art Institutes 52

3 Van Gogh in the Theater 74

4 Van Gogh on Film 110

5 Van Gogh on Television 135

6 Van Gogh in Music 156

7 Van Gogh Online 172

8 Continuing Fascination with Vincent 199

Bibliography 217

Index 229

Editorial Reviews

offers chapters on the artist and print media, museums and galleries, the theater world, films, television, music, and online formats. In a sense, each of these cultural areas shed varied light on the artist’s sometimes-tortured life”—Communications Booknotes Quarterly.

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