Outrageous History!
The emperor Napolean Bonaparte, the artist Caravaggio, the writer Oscar Wilde, the Roman Empire, the lawman Wyatt Earp, the French revolutionary leader Robespierre, the Watergate scandal…..outrageous individuals and events that have significantly influenced history. You’ll find it hard to believe some of the preposterous, scandalous and excessive behaviors which permeate history. Join journalist Ernest Granson as he interviews historians around the world, delving into some of history’s most outrageous moments. You can’t make this stuff up!
Outrageous History!
The van Gogh You Never Knew
Imagine becoming a young widow with a baby boy and being entrusted with the priceless legacy of one of the world's most famous painters. That is the situation in which Johanna van Gogh-Bonger found herself when her beloved husband of only two years passed away. That husband was Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh. The two brothers died within a year of each other leaving Johanna or Jo, as she was known, to assume the responsibility of exposing the world to Vincent's ground breaking, post-Impressionist paintings. Jo was not an art dealer and Vincent's paintings had yet to attain their legendary status. Yet, through her perseverance she achieved this. Hans Luijten, a Senior Researcher at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam felt compelled to tell her story. He recently published her biography - "Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous." Join him in conversation from Amsterdam with journalist Ernest Granson on Outrageous History!