Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh’s paintings. Vincent Van Gogh was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6–8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B.
Chapter 1. A Brabant Boy, 1853-75
Chapter 2. Vincent in England, 1876-77
Chapter 3. The Missionary, 1879-80
Chapter 5. Vincent the Dog, 1883-85
Chapter 6. A Country Bumpkin in Paris, 1886-87
Chapter 7. Vincent and Friends, 1887-88
Chapter 8. Vincent in Arles, 1888-89
Chapter 9. Arles: “A High Yellow Note,” 1888-89
Chapter 10. St.-Rémy: The Asylum, 1889-90
Chapter 11. Auvers-sur-Oise: The Last Refuge, 1890