BRATTLEBORO — Art historian Carol Berry will consider the influences upon the work of 19th-century painter Vincent Van Gogh in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro on Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
Her talk, Vincent Van Gogh: What Influenced Him and His Influence on Art, is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.
Berry will look at the personal experiences, painters, and authors that shaped Van Gogh's work, and also consider his influence on 20th-century artists.
Berry is an artist and a retired art educator. Intrigued by the work of Van Gogh, she has spent many years studying his paintings, reading his letters, and absorbing information that would lead her to a better understanding of the artist and his remarkable career.
She has traveled to places where the artist lived and worked and has lectured on Van Gogh's life to offer a deeper appreciation of him and his art.
The Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May in nine communities statewide, featuring speakers of national and regional renown.
Talks in Brattleboro are held at Brooks Memorial Library unless otherwise noted. The program is free, accessible to people with disabilities, and open to the public.
Upcoming talks in Brattleboro include The History of Health Care in the U.S., with Dartmouth professor Allen Koop on Feb. 3; Celebrating E.B. White, with Dartmouth professor Nancy Jay Crumbine on March 2; and An Evening with Major Jackson, a poetry reading by UVM professor Major Jackson, on April 6.