Herb and dorothy vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector. A couple dorothy vogel, herbert vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector. The film tells the story of two middleclass collectors of contemporary art, herbert and dorothy vogel, and the enormous and valuable collection of conceptual art and minimalist art they amassed in spite of their relatively meager salaries as new york city civil servants. Dorothy faye hoffman is the daughter of an orthodox jewish stationery merchant from elmira, new york. Like lillian leitzel, may wirth and tim mccoy, and later lou jacobs and.
Books by dorothy hall author of monthbymonth phonics. Herbert vogel, known as herb, was the son of a russian jewish garment worker from harlem. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made an announcement that stunned the art world. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to minimalist and conceptual art, herb and dorothy vogel quietly beganread more. The drawing is the artists representation of how herb and dorothy looked at art together. Premiere of herb dorothy after party stock pictures, royalty. Known and loved as a retired postal worker herb and librarian dorothy who built a worldclass art collection on their humble salaries, the vogels launched a national gift project with the national gallery of art nga in washington dc that would constitute one of. The way herb and dorothy collected art became as much an art form as the art they were collecting. Herb and dorothy vogel, along with the director were in attendance at the screening and that made this an even more special night. Albrightknox northland is closed until further notice and all public events through july 31 are postponed in accordance with new yorks phased reopening plan. Herbert vogel and dorothy vogel were immortalized in a drawing called the collectors, 1977 by will barnet, which is part of the vogel collection given to the national gallery of art.
The appeal is as much the implied, functioning reality of their love for each other. The national gallery figured they could accept only 1,100 works, and needed to find a creative solution to disperse the rest. Aug 26, 20 when herb and dorothy vogel, a retired postal clerk and librarian, began collecting works of contemporary art in the 1960s, they never imagined it would outgrow their one bedroom manhattan apartment and spread throughout america. Herb and dorothy tells the extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections. Watch exclusive behind the scenes video filmmaker statement.
The film takes a close look at the historical gift project by the legendary art collector couple, herbert and dorothy vogel, and its impact on art communities around. Herb and dorothy kept collecting, at an even faster pace, again filling up their apartment very quickly. See how they are received and what they have to say. Herb and dorothy vogel, with the assistance of the national gallery of art and institute of museum and library services, gifted 2,500 works from their collection. Herb and dorothy is a 2008 documentary film by megumi sasaki. Herb and dorothy at the gates, central park, 2005 from the earliest days of their marriage, the vogels delighted in art. Herb and dorothy vogel standing in front of a large canvas with diagonal and horizontal stripes. Find highquality premiere of herb dorothy after party stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. With their modest means, herbert and dorothy vogel managed to build one of the. We found 15 records in 7 states for dorothy herb in the us. Herb cannot be fooled by upside down art, dorothy will defend their favorites, eve if we think it is just a.
Directed and produced by megumi sasaki, herb and dorothy 2008 tells the extraordinary story of herbert vogel, a postal clerk, and dorothy vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. Follow herb and dorothy on the film festival circuit. A portrait of the collector, eccentric and essential npr. The film herb and dorothy is a documentary from writerdirector megumi sasaki that i just saw tonight at the philadelphia film festivalcinefest 2009 and it was a joy. Herb and dorothy 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Many artists are interviewed in the film, including christo. See more ideas about documentaries, art and jeanne claude. Dorothy halls most popular book is monthbymonth phonics for upper gra. Developed as the followup film to megumi sasakis awardwinning documentary herb dorothy 2008 that moved millions of artlovers worldwide, herb dorothy 50x50 captures the last chapter of the vogels extraordinary life and their gift to the nation, raising various questions on art, and what it takes to support art in todays society. Over the next decade she truly became a headliner appearing on a variety of posters, including several seen here.
While working the midnight shift at the post office, herb studied by day at. Directed and produced by megumi sasaki, herb and dorothy 2008 tells the extraordinary story of herbert vogel, a postal clerk, and dorothy. In herb and dorothy, filmmaker megumi sasaki looks at a couple whose passion. Known and loved as a retired postal worker herb and.
He never finished high school and, after serving in the u. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made. With herbert vogel, dorothy vogel, paula antebi, robert barry. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to minimalist and conceptual art, herb and dorothy vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to minimalist and conceptual art, herb and dorothy. Released june 5th, 2009, herb and dorothy stars dorothy vogel, herbert vogel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of 74 out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The film takes a close look at the historical gift project by the legendary art collector couple, herbert and dorothy vogel, and its impact on art communities around america. The top state of residence is pennsylvania, followed by florida. Images of top 3 pieces selected by herb and dorothy will be seen onscreen. Dorothy vogel herbert vogel megumi sasaki 2008 a couple. December 15th, 2009 not yet rated 1 hr 31 min plot summary.
This is the extraordinary story of herbert vogel, a postal clerk, and dorothy vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. With paula antebi, will barnet, robert barry, lynda benglis. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to minimalist and conceptual art, the vogels quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Own the complete collection of megumis awardwinning films. Dorothy hall has 54 books on goodreads with 531 ratings. Herb cannot be fooled by upside down art, dorothy will defend their favorites, eve if we think it is just a piece of string this is a sweet love story not treacly.