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Herb & Dorothy 50x50

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

2013-03-30
8
en 87m
Documentary
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.

Director

Megumi Sasaki

Producer

Yuki Murai

Original Music Composer

David Majzlin

Producer

Takeshi Yamasaki

Executive Producer

Karl Katz

Producer

Jack Chiueh

art collector contemporary art woman director art museum

Status

Released

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