Herb and Dorothy

Herb and Dorothy

DVD - 2009

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.

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Subjects
Vogel, Herbert.
Vogel, Dorothy.
Art > Collectors and collecting.
Art > Private collections.
Art, Modern.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : New Video Group [2009]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
New Video Group, Arthouse Films
Corporate Authors
New Video Group (-), Arthouse Films
Other Authors
Megumi Sasaki (-)
Item Description
Recorded in Dolby digital stereo.
Videodisc release of a 2008 documentary.
Bonus features: deleted scenes; festival appearances; theatrical premiere; trailers.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Production Credits
Camera, Axel Baumann ... [et al.] ; editor, Bernadine Colish ; original music, David Majzlin.
ISBN
9781422972700
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

New York City postal clerk Herb Vogel and his librarian wife, Dorothy, began buying art in the early 1960s. Not too many people were acquiring minimalist and conceptual art at the time, so the Vogels were able to build quite a collection, purchasing pieces not for investment but simply because it brought them joy. They continued to support young, unknown artists for close to 50 years, becoming two of the most important collectors in New York. Eventually, there was no more room in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment, so the art had to go-donated to the National Gallery of Art. Herb & Dorothy celebrates this humble couple and their unique life and passion for the arts, leaving the viewer feeling enriched. Bonus features include film festival footage, additional scenes, and trailers. Essential for art lovers and for those who appreciate how a passion can become so much more.-Julie Stump, Voorheesville P.L., NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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