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Letters as primary sources

Tech From Here: NL, beyond Dutch Design Week

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

Other sources

  1. Van Gogh Museum, Research project biography of Jo van Gogh-Bonger vangoghmuseum.nl
  2. links the letter let741 on vangoghletters.org
  3. Van Gogh Museum collection page s0047V1962 vangoghmuseum.nl
  4. Van Gogh Museum collection page s0176V1962 vangoghmuseum.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A museum wall printed as a giant envelope addressed to Monsieur Th. van Gogh, Paris, with Nuenen postmarks, above glass cases holding a writing desk and an ink bottlePhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
Museum panels in Dutch and English titled fast letters, writing desk and supportPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
A reproduction of a handwritten letter with an ink sketch of five people at a table, above a timeline marked 1883-1885 NuenenPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 4
A wall print of a letter with a pen sketch of the bedroom, the bed, two chairs and a table, beside a quotation in Dutch and EnglishPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5
Van Gogh's Almond Blossom in a gold frame: white blossom on twisting branches against a turquoise skyPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 6
The letters room seen from further back: the giant envelope on the wall, panels and two glass casesPhoto: RN Collins

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