Van Gogh

United Kingdom, 1990

Film
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Episode of Series “J’accuse”.
Was Vincent Van Gogh a genius or a clumsy amateur? Art historian, Griselda Pollock presents a critical and provocative look at the life and work of this celebrated artist and examines some of the myths. Van Gogh is popularly perceived as a tragic but inspirational figure who was unappreciated during his life, but has since become one of the most famous artists of all time. Pollock tries to separate the facts from the legend and shows how powerful mass media and the art market have been in shaping our attitude towards art and artists.

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Credits

producer/director

Gary Johnstone

production company

Channel Four

Fulmar

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1990

Appears in

J'accuse

Group of items

J'accuse

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306082

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

People → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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