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Genius and Generosity
“The Bedroom at Arles”—c. 1887 I never thought I’d hear a better song about Van Gogh than Don McLean’s “Vincent,” then along comes Joe Henry with “Room at Arles,” on his new album Reverie: Room at Arles by Henry, Joe on Grooveshark I still love McLean’s song, of course—elegiac, lyrical … but maybe a touch too pretty, And yet… According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Van Gogh’s namesake St. Vincent was martyred under Diocletian in 304 CE.Read More