Labels:book | daily | monitor | person | reckoner | tribute album OCR: whe' Hundreds of images are linked to the main lecture Explore Van Gogh's masterpiece in amazing detail VAN GOGH STARRY NIGHT Van Gogh' dramatic picture of the swirling night sky over Saint- -Remy is familiar to lovers of postimpressionism everywhere But when un history professor Albert Boime determined that the painting almost exactly represented the predawn 'sky of June 19 1889 he realized there was much more to Starry Night than meets the eye. What he discovered was D fasci- nating convergence historical forces From the observatory atop the newly built Eiffel Tower visitors look down on the 1889 World's Fair where the Third Repu ublic was showcasing its far flung colonies as well as the latest technological wonders ies Verne was taking readers to the moon, the ocean floor and around the ...
