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. 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. Fifty works for wyoming is on view through march 21, 2020. In 2008, film director megumi sasaki released the film herb and dorothy, a story of two unlikely art collectors. With herbert vogel, dorothy vogel, paula antebi, robert barry. From 20330 to 20630 there will be screenings on 429 and only the 11. Herbert and dorothy vogel, a postal employee and librarian, respectively, accumulated what is considered one of the most important collections of minimalist and conceptual art in the united states. 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. Herbert vogel, known as herb, was the son of a russian jewish garment worker from harlem. Paula antebi, will barnet, robert barry, lynda benglis, michael bloomberg, christo and jeanneclaude, chuck close, jack. Discount available download the mupon app for iphone to get a discount on entry to this event and dozens more. See more ideas about documentaries, art and jeanne claude. Army during world war ii, worked nights as a clerk sorting mail for the united states postal service until his retirement in 1979. The evening will include a conversation between dorothy vogel, filmmaker megumi sasaki, and.
Herbert and dorothy vogel wikipedia, the free encyclopedia herbert vogel august 16, 1922 july 22, 2012 and dorothy vogel born 1935, once. Her followup, herb and dorothy 50x50, set another japanese record, this time for raising funds through crowdsourcing. 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. Directed and produced by megumi sasaki, herb and dorothy 2008 tells the extraordinary story of herbert vogel, a postal clerk, and dorothy. He never finished high school and, after serving in the u.
Currently, 2,612 of 2,500 artworks have been published on the site, and more are continuously added. Released in 20, herb and dorothy 50x50 continued from when the previous documentary had ended, and concentrated on the distribution of fifty works from. Images of top 3 pieces selected by herb and dorothy will be seen onscreen. While working the midnight shift at the post office, herb studied by day at. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made.
How to watch unlimited the wolverine 20 xvid, dvd new 720p. Herb and dorothy vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector. In 2008, legendary art collectors herb and dorothy vogel made an announcement that stunned the art world. The public is invited to join us on thursday, october 24 from 57 p. With paula antebi, will barnet, robert barry, lynda benglis. 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 modest means, this couple managed to build one of the most important modern art collections in history. Herb and dorothy at the gates, central park, 2005 from the earliest days of their marriage, the vogels delighted in art. 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 a 2008 documentary film by megumi sasaki. Dorothy faye hoffman is the daughter of an orthodox jewish stationery merchant from elmira, new york. They made a gift of art to 50 museumsone in each stateof 50 pieces of art. 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. The original herb and dorothy documentary, released initially in 2008, won several u.