The expression dates from the early part of the 19th century. keep oneâs chin up To maintain oneâs courage and resolve, to keep oneâs spirits up, to keep oneâs head held high. This American expression has been in use since at least 1938. Keep your chin up honey.
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) McLean wrote âVincent,â also known as âStarry, Starry Night,â in the fall of 1970, while he was working for the Berkshire School District. He was living in the Sedgwick House, a beautiful Federal style house in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Cypresses was another painting related to Starry Night and both featured cypresses in the left foreground. Van Gogh painted Cypresses in June 1889 not long after he arrived at the asylum in Saint-RÃ©my. He was mesmerized by cypress trees and found them a challenge to draw.