Herbert and dorothy vogel, a former postal clerk and a librarian, built a. Produced by fine line media in association with muse film and television, inc. Dorothy faye hoffman is the daughter of an orthodox jewish stationery merchant from elmira, new york. Meet herbert and dorothy vogel, whose shared passion and commitment defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be an art collector. When herb and dorothy vogel, a retired postal clerk and librarian, began collecting works of contemporary art in the 1960s, they never imagined it. But rather than cash in, herb and dorothy vogel are. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to minimalist and conceptual art, herb and dorothy quietly began. Weve just been sent this trailer for the awardwinning new documentary herb and dorothy, which premieres in new york on june 5, and it looks just great. Dorothy vogel was born in 1935 in elmira, new york, usa. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made an.
Own the complete collection of megumis awardwinning films. Herb and dorothy tells the extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most. Dec 21, 20 the vogels are the gods of this approach to collecting. 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. Over 30 years, a retired postal worker and his wife, a retired librarian, have amassed one of the worlds great collections of avantgarde art. Living in a humble, onebedroom new york apartment, this. In the early 1960s, herb and dorothy vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists.
The blanton received 50 works from the vogels collection as part of a national gift program. He never finished high school and, after serving in the u. Herb and dorothy vogel standing in front of a large canvas with diagonal and horizontal stripes. See how they are received and what they have to say. 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 in history with very modest means. Herb and dorothy 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Since they started their collection in the 1960s, herb and dorothy have accumulated millions of dollars worth of artwork. The vogels a look at their art collection 1995 youtube. 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. With paula antebi, will barnet, robert barry, lynda benglis. Herb and dorothy vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector. Join us for a viewing of this documentary, directed by megumi sasaki, which tells of the story of the generous giving program whereby collectors dorothy and herbert vogel offered fifty works to an institution in each of the fifty states. Mar 21, 20 last tuesday, a second documentary, entitled herb and dorothy 50x50, had its world premiere at the whitney museum.
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. Herb and dorothy, a documentary by megumi sasaki, grows on you just as its subjects. Sasaki, a former field producer for japanese public television, had met the. This is an inspiring love story about two new yorkers, dorothy and herb vogel, who marry, study art, and become passionate collectors of minimalist and conceptual art in the 1960s. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made. Herbert vogel august 16, 1922 july 22, 2012 and dorothy vogel born 1935, once described as proletarian art collectors, worked as civil servants in new york city for more than a halfcentury while amassing what has been called one of the most important post1960s art collections in the united states, mostly of minimalist and conceptual art. Herbert vogel was an amateur painter who worked for the post office. This documentary is one of the first ones i saw on the world of art. The film received the golden starfish award for the best documentary film and audience award from the 2008 hamptons international film festival. Starring paula antebi, dorothy vogel, herbert vogel make this news film so great. Herbert vogel, known as herb, was the son of a russian jewish garment worker from harlem. It tells the story of 2 average people, working and living average lives in new york but with one unique passion. How a workingclass couple amassed a priceless art collection. Herbert and dorothy vogel wikipedia, the free encyclopedia herbert vogel august 16, 1922 july 22, 2012 and dorothy vogel born 1935, once.
Megumi sasaki has made two documentaries about the vogels. 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. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made an announcement that stunned the art world. Released in 2008, herb and dorothy focused on the story of the vogels, how they amassed.
Herb and dorothy is a 2008 documentary film by megumi sasaki. The vogels have enjoyed a particularly close relationship with tuttle since 1969, and they own the largest collection of his work in the world. Directed and produced by megumi sasaki, herb and dorothy 2008 tells the extraordinary story of herbert vogel, a postal clerk, and dorothy. Herbert vogel august 16, 1922 july 22, 2012 and dorothy vogel born 1935, once. It has also received audience awards from the 2008 silverdocs film festival and the 2009 philadelphia cinefest. A new documentary on herb and dorothy vogel, the legendary new york collectors who managed to accrue a worldclass trove of minimalist art on a government employees salary, premiered last week at the whitney museum, a month after an excerpted version of the film opened the reel artists film festival in toronto. A couple dorothy vogel, herbert vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector.
See more ideas about documentaries, art and jeanne claude. Herb and dorothy were truest patrons of art and this shows through in the documentary. Dorothy and herbert vogel have built a large and remarkable art collection with herbs modest income. Army during world war ii, worked nights as a clerk sorting mail for the united states postal service until his retirement in 1979. They were really into pop art when they got married in 1962, but it was too expensive for them. The film tells the story of two middleclass collectors of contemporary art, herbert and dorothy vogel. Herb and dorothy is a coproduction of fine line media, inc. 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. Herb and dorothy is the name of a documentary about the vogels. 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. Many artists are interviewed in the film, including christo. Oct 31, 2018 own the complete collection of megumis awardwinning films.
Find herb vogel movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Follow herb and dorothy on the film festival circuit. The film, also by sasaki, continues where the first one left off, but much. Herb, a high school dropout, and career postal worker takes the lead in studying art, and in collecting. Currently, 2,612 of 2,500 artworks have been published on the site, and more are continuously added. With their modest means, the couple managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.