Herb Dorothy 50x50 (2013)

Name: Herb Dorothy 50x50
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-09-13
Duration: 1 hr 27 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Dorothy Vogel, Herbert Vogel, Paula Antebi, Robert Barry, Lisa Bradley

"50 works of art to 50 states 2500 extraordinary gifts from one ordinary couple"Movie

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StarringDorothy VogelHerbert VogelPaula Antebi

DirectorMegumi Sasaki

NR 1 hr 27 minSep 13th, 2013Documentary

Plot

A follow up to award winning documentary Herb Dorothy the film captures the ordinary couples extraordinary gift of art to the nation as they close the door on their life as collectors When Herb and Dorothy Vogel a retired postal clerk and librarian began collecting works of contemporary art in the 1960s they never imagined it would outgrow their one bedroom Manhattan apartment and spread throughout America 50 years later the collection is nearly 5000 pieces and worth millions Refusing to sell the couple launches an unprecedented gift project giving artworks to one museum in all 50 states The film journeys around the country with the Vogels meeting artists who are famous or unknown often controversial striking todays society with questions about art and its survival

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