TY - BOOK ID - 119371671 TI - Choosing Vincent : from family collection to Van Gogh Museum. AU - Smit, Lisa AU - Luijten, Hans AU - Rosa de Carvalho, Fleur Roos AU - Vriend, Anita AU - Zwikker, Roelie AU - Alkins, Ted PY - 2023 SN - 9789068688641 9068688642 PB - Bussum Amsterdam Thoth Publishers Van Gogh Museum DB - UniCat KW - musea KW - museologie KW - 069 KW - 7.078 KW - Van Gogh Vincent KW - kunst KW - schilderkunst KW - negentiende eeuw KW - Nederland KW - Gogh, Vincent van, KW - Gogh, Theo van, KW - Gogh-Bonger, Johanna van, KW - Van Gogh, Theo, KW - Gogh-Bonger, Johanna Gesina van, KW - Gogh, Jo van, KW - Bonger, Jo, KW - Van Gogh-Bonger, Johanna, KW - Bonger, Johanna van Gogh-, KW - Gogh-Bonger, J. van KW - Fan-kao, KW - Fan-ku, KW - Fan'gao, KW - Fangu, KW - Fangu, Wensheng, KW - Gogh, Vincent-Willem van, KW - Van-Gog, Vint︠s︡ent, KW - Van Gogh, Vincent KW - גוך, וינסנט ואן, KW - ビンセントゴッホ, KW - ゴッホ, KW - 梵高, KW - Family KW - 75.071 VAN GOGH KW - Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam). KW - verzameling Van Gogh. KW - Van Gogh, Vincent. KW - Van Gogh, Vincent Willem. KW - Van Gogh, Theo. KW - Van Gogh-Bonger, Johanna. KW - Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam) KW - verzameling Van Gogh KW - Van Gogh, Vincent Willem KW - Van Gogh, Theo KW - Van Gogh-Bonger, Johanna UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:119371671 AB - The core of the Van Gogh Museum’s collection consists of the paintings, drawings, prints and letters of Vincent van Gogh, as well as a substantial group of artworks by his contemporaries, which Vincent assembled with his brother Theo. The fact that the collection was kept together and eventually housed in a dedicated museum is entirely to the credit of the Van Gogh family. Following Theo’s tragic death, barely six months after that of Vincent himself, his widow Jo van Gogh-Bonger devoted her life to raising awareness of this magnificent legacy. The international fame that Van Gogh’s work enjoys today is due in large part to her efforts.To keep the collection intact, Theo and Jo’s son – named Vincent after his uncle – set out to have a museum built. So it was that the Van Gogh Museum opened its doors to the public in 1973, the fiftieth anniversary of which falls in 2023.Choosing Vincent looks back over a tale of doubt, setbacks and triumph, while highlighting many of the masterpieces and lesser-known gems from this unique collection. ER -