A pretty brief biography, but I loved all of the pieces of Vincent’s own letters they included. The color prints and how they were described were also wonderful. Ahh, Vincent. ❤️

This was a short book on the life of Vincent Van Gogh. I learned a lot I hadn't known about him. It tells of his parents, and their family. His parents didn't support his idea of being an artist. His younger brother, Theo supported Vincent with money, in exchange Vincent sent his artwork to Theo. Vincent's family owned an art shop, where he worked for awhile. He became unwelcome there, after he was rude to customers. Later Theo worked there, and stored Vincent's artwork. Vincent new the artist who would later become famous. He learned more from them, than he did from art teachers. Both Vincent and his brother died young. Theo's wife took charge of the letter's and the works of art, even though her brother told her to throw them out. There is a family art museum, with the greatest number of VAn Gogh's artwork. Jo was able to sell some of her brother-in-laws work. In later years his paintings have sold for many millions of dollars. He was very prolific, and painted many hundreds of paintings, and did many drawings.

An easy and interesting way to learn more about an artist I really like. Good book.

Good book.
Covers his life start to finish. Nice story detail. Color photos inside of his paintings. B&W photos of his childhood.

This is a very informative little book about Vincent Van Gogh, a very troubled soul who suffered from mental illness but an extraordinary artist.

An Excellent Biography

This is an excellent piece of research and writing. Combines all the essence of the artist's life into a very memorable story. Highly recommended.

This is a YA book I checked out because it was listed in a unit for 8th grade English. It was an interesting read. I would have enjoyed pictures of more of his pictures.

This is the perfect little book for a quick synopsis of Van Gogh’s life. It has a few of his artworks in pictures and and an extensive bibliography. We had just visited the media VanGogh exhibit in Columbus and I wanted to understand more about him.

Interesting autobiography--wish it had focused more on his personal life rather than his works, though. Definitely a quick, informative read!

Genre: Individual Biography
Award: Sibert Honor
Audience: 5th-6th grade
A. This biography is a complete biography, walking through Van Gogh's journey to being an artist, beginning at a year after Vincent's birth, and ending right after his death.
B. This is an authentic biography, giving facts that were gathered predominantly from letters that Van Gogh wrote himself. The notes in the back of this book reference all of the letters consulted. The bibliography is extensive, showing the dedication of the author to portray Van Gogh accurately and authentically. There is also a biographical timeline, museum locations, and a glossary of artists and terms.
C. Two genuine questions that children might ask about van Gogh would be: "Why was Vincent Van Gogh so mean to the people around him?", and "What did he mean when he said, 'I would like to paint in such a way that everybody, at least if they had eyes, would see it'?".

i saw the Immersive Van Gogh and wanted to know more about him. I always knew the highlights, but wanted to know the story of the evolution of his art and his madness.
The author greatly admires Van Gogh and says the evidence does not support insanity. However, what i read definitely supported mental illness - probably several overlapping issues.
What i learned from the book is that not only were his most productive periods at the end of his life and in an asylum, but that he almost was not an artist at all. He tried and failed at several different versions of his life and might well have become the family failure ending up locked up for life without ever picking up a paint brush. He drew from a young age, but did not pursue it as a career until his mid 20s and then he was dedicated and obsessed for the rest of his life. But the interesting thing to me is that he was equally obsessed with several of his previous vocations.
SOOO many interesting new thoughts form from that fact.

It was sad learning about Vincent’s life but it was well written and enjoyable to read