A century ago, the Detroit Institute of Arts became the first U.S. museum to purchase a painting by Vincent van Gogh. Now they're hosting America's largest Van Gogh exhibition in a generation; the show closes later this month. On this episode of MC, we chat with DIA curator Jill Shaw about this massive, complicated, super-popular undertaking.
Van Gogh in America
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