Herb and Dorothy

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Herb and Dorothy

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The Story
The improbable but true story of the postal clerk and the librarian who quietly built one of the world’s major art collections solely on their two salaries and each other’s support, “Herb and Dorothy” is a warm profile of the Vogels and their 4,000-plus-piece holdings of minimalist and conceptual art. Fascination with the urge to acquire, coupled with the march of name artists who speak affectionately of the couple, ensures modest, upscale auds for fest play and selected situations.

“Like a hound digging for truffles” is how one artist remembers the Manhattan pair who began acquiring minimalist pieces in the early 1960s because they were in their closely guarded price range. While Herb freely admits he “doesn’t understand” much of what he collects, the two nevertheless exhibit a palpable, fiercely instinctual connection to art. Their three pre-requisites: It must be affordable, it must be transportable via subway or taxi, and it must fit into the modest apartment they share with turtles, fish and a cat.

Chuck Close always thought of them as the mascots of the art world, while Jean-Claude remembers telling Christo when Herb and Dorothy phoned for an appointment: “It’s the Vogels! We’re going to pay the rent!” James Siena pays close attention to their advice on the progress of his work, while Richard Tuttle rearranges drawings to suit their mood.

As journo-turned-helmer Megumi Sasaki picks up their story, the Vogels are on the verge of donating their vast holdings to Washington’s National Gallery of Art. Fittingly, one of the pieces stuffed into the five 40-foot moving vans is something created by conceptualist Lawrence Weiner just for them: “Many things placed here and there to form a place capable of sheltering many other things put here and there.”

Tech package is simple and unobtrusive, with fine use of graphics to illustrate the collection’s depth and breadth.

The Review
Despite their modest means, Herbert and Dorothy Vogel are the most important contemporary art collectors you have never hard of. He is a postal clerk. She is a librarian. Their shared passion and discipline defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be a patron of the arts. Over four decades, the Vogels amassed their collection of over 4,000 works, including ones by Sol LeWitt, Christo, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close and Lawrence Weiner.

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Theatrical Release  6/5/2009
Director
Sasaki     Director
Cast     Credit
Herbert Vogel     – Cast
Dorothy Vogel     – Cast
Lucio Pozzi     – Cast
John Paoletti     – Cast
Pat Steir     – Cast
Richard Tuttle

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