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Herb & Dorothy 50x50

50 works of art to 50 states. 2500 extraordinary gifts from one ordinary couple.
Mar 30, 2013 · 1h 27m
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A follow up to award winning documentary 'Herb & Dorothy', the film captures the ordinary couple's 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 5,000 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 today's society with questions about art and its survival.

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CAST

Dorothy Vogel
Herself
Herbert Vogel
Himself
Paula Antebi
Herself - Herb's sister
Robert Barry
Himself - Artist
Lisa Bradley
Herself - Artist
Chuck Close
Himself - Artist
Charles Clough
Himself - Artist
Directed by Megumi Sasaki

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Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
US

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