In 1922 the Detroit Institute of Arts became the first public museum in the United States to purchase a painting by worldrenowned artist Vincent van Gogh. The museum is celebrating the centennial anniversary this year with an exhibit of 74 original pieces by the artist.

Featuring interviews with the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Salvador SalortPons, curator Jill Shaw, and the great grandniece of Vincent van Gogh, Josien van Gogh, this short documentary from Hour Media brings you a look at this “once in a generation” exhibit. #VanGogh #VincentVanGogh #VanGoghInAmerica

Learn more: https://www.hourdetroit.com/arttopic...

An Hour Media video production.

Executive Producer: Nick Britsky
Creative Producer: Travis Fletcher
Director: Taylor Jacob Lutz
Director of Photography: Kenneth Bowery
Producer: Nicole Toporowski
Associate Producer: Robyn Banks
OnCamera Interviewer: Scott Atkinson

Special Thanks To: Jill Shaw, Salvador SalortPons, Megan Hawthorne, Christine Kloostra, Laura Vestrand, Josien van Gogh, and the entire staff of the Detroit Insitute of Arts.