The irresistibly sweet documentary follows herb and dorothy, a retired postal clerk and retired librarian, husband and wife, who have collected conceptual and minimalist art since the 1960s. This documentary is one of the first ones i saw on the world of art. Jul 23, 2012 herb and dorothy, a 2008 documentary about the couple by megumi sasaki, it took five tractortrailers to transport the collection to washington in its entirety. 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. This easygoing movie fully captures the couples charm and offers a unique look at the 60s and 70s new york art scene. Oct 31, 2018 megumi sasaki is raising funds for a whale of a tale. Follow the movie on facebook and twitter plot summary longtime art collectors herb and dorothy vogel refuse to sell their vast collection, choosing instead to donate 50 works of art to each state. 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. Following the passing of herb vogel in july 2012, the collecting has stopped on behalf of dorothy, but as youll see in the exclusive trailer for this documentary, the lasting legacy they have. Jun 27, 2017 instead of propping up images of animal slaughter or beleaguered fishermen, a whale of a tale focuses on points of contact and communication between the two sides, foreign activists devoting years. Herb and dorothy is a 2008 documentary film by megumi sasaki. It tells the story of 2 average people, working and living average lives in new york but with one unique passion. With herbert vogel, dorothy vogel, paula antebi, robert barry.
The vogel 50x50 site brings together 2,500 contemporary artworks that were distributed throughout the nation as part of the dorothy and herbert vogel collection. Since they started their collection in the 1960s, herb and dorothy have accumulated millions of dollars worth of artwork. Though not wealthy themselves, herb, a drab, colorless postal worker by day and an obsessive art maven by night, and his equally passionate wife dorothy, have managed, over the course of five decades, to amass the worlds greatest collection of minimalist and conceptual art close to five thousand pieces in all. But rather than cash in, herb and dorothy vogel are. Currently, 2,612 of 2,500 artworks have been published on the site, and more are continuously added. The film received the golden starfish award for the best documentary film and audience award from the 2008 hamptons international film festival. Pablo picasso masters of the modern era mikos arts a documentary for educational purposes only. Abrams says hes targeting an emotional and authentic star wars. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made. See how they are received and what they have to say. How a workingclass couple amassed a priceless art collection. The vogels a look at their art collection 1995 youtube. Herb and dorothy vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector. She retired from the new york library he retired from the post office.
What is truly amazing, especially in this age of ponzi schemes and the misappropriation of peoples life savings, is the fact that herb and dorothy have never sold a. To all appearances they are an average if somewhat short couple. Herb and dorothy is the name of a documentary about the vogels. Over 30 years, a retired postal worker and his wife, a retired librarian, have amassed one of the worlds great collections of avantgarde art. Herb and dorothy tells the 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. In conjunction with the collecting impulse exhibition, mary lee corlett of the national gallery of art will speak at the blanton about the vogel collection on june 21, and the museum will screen the awardwinning documentary herb and dorothy at the museum on july 19.
Nov, 2010 though not wealthy themselves, herb, a drab, colorless postal worker by day and an obsessive art maven by night, and his equally passionate wife dorothy, have managed, over the course of five decades, to amass the worlds greatest collection of minimalist and conceptual art close to five thousand pieces in all. Herb and dorothy received the golden starfish award for the best documentary film and audience award from the 2008 hamptons international film festival. What is truly amazing, especially in this age of ponzi schemes and the misappropriation of peoples life savings, is the fact that herb and dorothy have never sold a single piece in their. It has also received audience awards from the 2008 silverdocs film festival and the 2009 philadelphia cinefest. Follow herb and dorothy on the film festival circuit. While perhaps not as probing as it could have been, megumi sasakis languidly paced documentary is as entertaining as it is inspiring. It has also received audience awards from the 2008 silverdocs film festival. Herb and dorothy certainly proves theres more than one way to be an art collector. Released in 20, herb and dorothy 50x50 continued from when the previous documentary had ended, and concentrated on the distribution of fifty works from the collection to one museum in each of the fifty states within the u. The 10 documentaries about artists in love you need to watch. Dorothy vogel spoke in the film about why she and her husband chose to donate their collection to the national gallery, saying it was because the gallery is free, it. The middle class couple became art world fixtures, storing thousands of artworks in their rentcontrolled, one bedroom apartment.
In the early 1960s, herb and dorothy vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Collectorspace presents this 89 minutelong film with turkish subtitles at a wellattended artfair in istanbul. Herb and dorothy were truest patrons of art and this shows through in the documentary. Over the span of halfacentury, herb and dorothy vogel amassed one of the greatest art collections in the world, on a workingclass salary in their small apartment in new york. The incredible true story of the new york postal worker and librarian who amassed one of the largest and most important collections of contemporary american art. It just doesnt probe deeply enough and ask thorny questions about the nature of collecting and the nature of. Paula antebi, robert barry, lisa bradley 87 min documentary biography news september 20 usa story line as a collector of life as they close the door and a couple of state of the art in the top to capture.
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