One of the tragedies of Van Gogh is how he died as an unknown and unsuccessful painter without the knowledge of his significance and future fame. The credit for his legacy goes to his sister-in-law, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, who was one of Van Gogh’s strongest promoters, publishing his correspondence with his brother and donating his works to museums. Though Van Gogh would be largely unknown without Jo’s efforts, her name has mostly become lost in history. This got me wondering about the unknown stories of those who build legacies; this article explores Jo van Gogh-Bonger’s story: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/magazine/jo-van-gogh-bonger.html?smid=url-share