a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.
They like Vincent at the Musée d’Orsay. I mean, I suppose he’s a popular guy, but wow. They’ve got banners, this big sign, and he gets a whole room to himself! Hot. Did I mention that it’s a beautiful museum too? A converted train station, actually. Definitely my favorite museum in Paris. Now! To the […]
Mon, October 12 2009 » Personal, Photo entries, Research, Travel » 2 Comments
We return to Nuenen one last time. Specifically, we return to your father’s church. I found this bench nearby filled with yellow flowers to be terribly symbolic. Apparently your father and your still-born older brother (also named Vincent and born exactly one year before you…) are buried nearby, but I did not notice their graves… […]
Mon, October 5 2009 » Personal, Photo entries, Travel, Video Entries » 1 Comment
As promised… The back of the house, with Vincent’s studio in the foreground. I like to imagine this is the door Vincent snuck out of when he couldn’t take his parents anymore. Corner of his studio. I touched the brick here, it’s as close as I got. Now, the first statue of Vincent I saw […]
Mon, September 28 2009 » Personal, Photo entries, Travel » No Comments