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HERB & DOROTHY tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal worker, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. 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. Living only on Dorothy's modest income, the Vogels devoted all of Herb's salary to purchasing art.
The criteria by which they chose the art were simple: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit into their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; supporting and befriending artists who went on to become world-renowned, such as Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttl and Chuck Close.
ART FOR THE PEOPLE: Herb and Dorothy have since donated their vast collection to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, having no desire to profit from their collection
MASCOTS OF THE ART WORLD: The Vogels were familiar faces in the trendy New York art scene
LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE: Played a sold-out season at Melbourne?s ACMI
ACCOLADE: "10 Films You Should Have Seen in 2009" - The Daily Beast
WINNER: Audience Award, Hamptons Film Festival 2008; Golden Starfish Award, Hamptons Film Festival 2008; Audience Award, SilverDocs Film Festival 2008; Audience Award, Philadelphia Cinefest 2009
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?How did a retired postal clerk and librarian manage to accumulate thousands of important works (Picasso, Pollack, Schnabel)?... watching the Vogels mull over art that they don't need to understand only makes their delight more infectious.? VILLAGE VOICE
?Modest, touching? [Herb and Dorothy] make for charming company.? THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sasaki's documentary really shines when she gives center stage to the grateful artists whom they helped nurture.? TIME OUT NEW YORK
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