By Bill Davenport on July 24, 2012
Postal worker Herbert Vogel who, along with his wife Dorothy, a reference librarian, amassed a monumental collection of apartment sized works by a who’s-who of modern artists, has died. The Vogels, immortalized in the 2008 movie “Herb and Dorothy”, stand as an example of how (in the 60′s) big money wasn’t a prerequisite for serious [...]
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By Ryan Sachetta on January 9, 2012
A few weeks ago, my girlfriend and I began binge viewing art documentaries. We started with Herb and Dorothy (2008), the story of an elderly middle-class couple whose private collection of art, amassed over 50 years, directly challenges the preconceived notions of what a prominent New York City art collector looks like. Herb, a life-long [...]
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