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Herb & Dorothy 50x50

Herb & Dorothy 50x50 (2013)

1h 27m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

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

Studio: N/A

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Dorothy Vogel

Dorothy Vogel

as Herself

Herbert Vogel

Herbert Vogel

as Himself

Paula Antebi

Paula Antebi

as Herself - Herb's sister

Robert Barry

Robert Barry

as Himself - Artist

Lisa Bradley

Lisa Bradley

as Herself - Artist

Chuck Close

Chuck Close

as Himself - Artist