CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #2: Was Van Gogh Accidentally Murdered? (PART ONE)

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ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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This is a rebroadcast of our first episode, which originally aired on August 29, 2016. We’ve updated it with new details, music, and our beloved ArtCurious theme— and, per your suggestion, we have split it into two parts for easier listening. Enjoy! Vincent Van Gogh's suicide is a huge part of the mythology surrounding him: as much as the famous tale of the cut-off ear is. This so-called "tortured genius," it is said, was so broken down by life and failure that he had no choice but to end his life. Right? But in 2011, two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors published a book titled Van Gogh: The Life that stunned the art world. Therein, Gregory White Smith and Stephen Naifeh state that the artist didn't actually commit suicide. No, they say: he was actually murdered. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus —for a free 30-day trial Care/Of — Use promo code “ARTCURIOUS50” for 50% off your first month’s purchase Curiosity Stream — Use promo code “ARTCURIOUS” for your free 30-day trial SimpleHealth —Use promo code “ARTCURIOUS” for your first prescription free Shout-out to Art and Object Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.9	A few weeks back, I read a story on Art and Object about a Holocaust survivor who unknowingly housed a
0:44.1	Nazi-looted painting for decades. It's a crazy tale and one you are not going to want to miss.
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1:00.6	Please note that this episode contains adult content,
1:03.5	including information and details of suicide.
1:06.4	So please take care when listening.
1:09.3	When I was a college freshman, I played hooky from chemistry
1:12.4	labs and anthropology lectures for one day and instead waited in a long, long line in an uncharacteristically
1:18.9	chilly morning in Los Angeles. This wait was my first ever experience with what is generally
1:24.0	known as a blockbuster exhibition. So it's the kind of show that draws record
1:28.1	setting crowds to spend record setting dollars in order to cram together to view artistic
1:32.4	masterpieces for a very limited time. In my case, this exhibition was Van Gog's Van Gogh,
1:38.2	which featured numerous works from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The allure of seeing so many
1:43.0	paintings by one of the most popular artists of
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