Question: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was directed by the painted and photographer of what nationality?
Context: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film based on Tom Robbins' 1976 novel of the same name.  The film was directed by Gus Van Sant (credited as Gus Van Sant, Jr.) and starred an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, and Rain Phoenix.  Robbins himself was the narrator.  The soundtrack was sung entirely by k.d. lang.  The film was dedicated to the late River Phoenix. Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins (born July 22, 1932) is an American novelist.  His best-selling novels are "seriocomedies" (also known as "comedy-drama"), often wildly poetic stories with a strong social and philosophical undercurrent, an irreverent bent, and scenes extrapolated from carefully researched bizarre facts.  His novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was made into a movie in 1993 by Gus Van Sant and stars Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, and Keanu Reeves. Blue Kentucky Girl is an album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1979.  The album features delving more traditional country than the country-rock sound of Harris' previous releases.  Songs include work by Willie Nelson and Gram Parsons.  Rodney Crowell's "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" featured harmonies by Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, and came out of the women's ill-fated 1978 recording sessions, where they first attempted to record a "trio" album (nearly a full decade before they actually succeeded in doing so). Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is the name of a studio album by country music legend Lynn Anderson released in 1980. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is the third live album by Welsh musician John Cale.  It was originally released on LP in 1986 and then later reissued on cassette in 1987 with a different cover and drastically altered track listing.  In 1991 it was reissued on CD with a third cover design, but with contents identical to the cassette edition.  It was recorded in CBGB club in New York between 1978 and 1979 with three former members of Patti Smith Group, bassist Ivan Kral, keyboardist Bruce Brody and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty.  The LP version contains different track listing than CD. Greatest Hits is the title a compilation album released by American country music artist Rodney Crowell.  Released in 1993 (see 1993 in country music), It was his first greatest hits compilation for Columbia Records.  It covers Crowell's most successful period from 1988's Diamonds & Dirt to 1992's Life Is Messy.  It failed to chart on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart.  One of three newly recorded tracks, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was released as a single but failed to chart on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Lifted by Love" is a 1993 single performed by k.d. lang.  The single was written by lang along with Ben Mink.  "Lifted by Love was included in soundtrack album of the film, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.  The single was k.d. lang's first of two number ones on the US dance chart.  "Lifted by Love" remained on the dance charts for a total thirteen weeks, but did not make any other chart. The Heart of the North Rodeo is located in Spooner, Wisconsin.  The Rodeo takes place the first full weekend in July every year since 1954.  Spooner Rodeo fans will always see a different act every night, as each rodeo is never the same.  Fans from all over come to watch the professional cowboys and cowgirls compete in the 7 main events of rodeo, and even some up and coming little cowboys and cowgirls. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1976 novel by Tom Robbins. Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and more mainstream filmmaker.  His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement.
Answer: American