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Miguel Cortez,
Small Business Owner
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He was born on Vincent van Gogh's 104th birthday in 1957, the son of a conductor on the Long Island Railroad.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Learn about art by exploring Vincent Van Gogh's paintings with a magical fish.
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Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer
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Vincent van Gogh had written to his brother, Theo, throughout early 1886 in an effort to convince Theo that Paris was where he belonged.
These are the standard numbers assigned to the letters by Van Gogh's nephew, Vincent Willem van Gogh, in his The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh.
Vincent Van Gogh came here to paint in 1888, and we can visit the hospital where he was admitted after attacking Paul Gauguin and mutilating himself.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Lovers of fine art will enjoy Vincent Van Gogh's impression of the effects of smoking.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Vincent van Gogh's "Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat" (1890) is astonishing in its sensitivity, as well as its masterful play of color and shading.
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Anita Ganesh,
Poet
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Vincent by Himself : A Selection of Van Gogh's Paintings and Drawings Together with Extracts from His Letters.
But on this particular day the kids would learn about Vincent Van Gogh's heavy brushstrokes and quirky life.
If I was a work of art, I would be Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Van Gogh's birth came one year to the day after his mother gave birth to a first, stillborn child--also named Vincent.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Despite Vincent's noble intentions, representatives of the Church strongly disapproved of Van Gogh's asceticism and dismissed him from his post in July.
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