Herb & Dorothy

"Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, the Vogels quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, they collected guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists, including Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, Robert Barry, Lucio Pozzi, and Lawrence Weiner. Herb and Dorothy provides a unique chronicle of the world of contemporary art from two unlikely collectors, whose shared passion and discipline defies stereotypes and redefines what it means to be a patron of the arts."--Container.

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""Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, the Vogels quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, they collected guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists, including Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, Robert Barry, Lucio Pozzi, and Lawrence Weiner. Herb and Dorothy provides a unique chronicle of the world of contemporary art from two unlikely collectors, whose shared passion and discipline defies stereotypes and redefines what it means to be a patron of the arts."--Container."@en
""Tells the story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, and living on Dorothy's paycheck alone, they continued collecting artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, Robert Barry, Lucio Pozzi, and Lawrence Weiner"--Container."
"The remarkable story of postal worker, Herbert Vogel and his wife librarian, Dorothy Vogel and the amazing minimalist and conceptual art collection they have amassed since the 1960s."
"Tells the extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means."@en
"The extraordinary story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means."@en
"Die aussergewöhnliche Geschichte von Herbert, einem Postangestellten, und Dorothy Vogel, einer Bibliothekarin, die es mit sehr bescheidenen Mitteln geschafft haben, eine der wichtigsten zeitgenössischen Kunstsammlungen aufzubauen. In den frühen 1960er Jahren, als Minimalismus und Konzeptkunst wenig Aufmerksamkeit beschieden war, begannen Herb und Dorothy damit, Werke von unbekannten Künstlern zu kaufen. Herbs ganzes Vermögen wurde in die Kunst gesteckt, Dorothys Lohn musste ausreichen, um den Lebensunterhalt zu bestreiten. Beim Aufbau ihrer Kunstsammlung befolgten sie zwei Regeln: Das Stück musste bezahlbar sein und es musste klein genug sein, um in ihre Einzimmerwohnung in Manhattan zu passen. Innerhalb dieser selbst auferlegten Limitationen zeigten sich die beiden alsVisionäre: die meisten der von ihnen unterstützten Künstler wurden weltbekannt. Zu ihrem Bekanntenkreis zählen Sol LeWitt, Christo und Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Robert Mangold und viele andere Künstlerinnen und Künstler. In 30 Jahren Sammeltätigkeit haben Herb und Dorothy Vogel über 2000 Stücke gesammelt. "Nicht einmal mehr einen Zahnstocher könnten wir in die Wohnung quetschen", sagt Dorothy. 1992 entschieden sie sich dazu, einen Grossteil ihrer Sammlung der National Gallery of Art in Washington zu vermachen. Heute beträgt ihre Sammlung einen Wert in Millionenhöhe. Herb und Dorothy leben immer noch in derselben Wohnung - zusammen mit 19 Schildkröten, vielen Fischen und einer Katze. (Quelle: kunstgriff.ch)."
"Tells the story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means."@en