Tag: National Gallery of Art

• Herb and Dorothy 50 X 50

  The story of Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a postal worker and librarian who amassed a world class collection of contemporary art, captivated both the art world and art outsiders alike.  “Herb and Dorothy” was not just a story of an unlikely pair who paved their own way in an insular art world but it was…

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  September 30, 2013

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Museums

  50 x 50, Collecting, Herb and Dorothy, Herb and Dorothy Vogel, Independent Film, MOCA, museums, National Gallery of Art

• The Herb and Dorothy Vogel 50 x 50 Collection at MOCA

  MOCA hosted a brief viewing of the Herb and Dorothy Vogel 50 x50 collection on Grand Avenue last week and on Friday I had the pleasure of checking it out After falling in love with the Vogels in their documentary chronicling how a retired postal worker and librarian amassed an incredibly comprehensive collection of Minimal and Conceptual…

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  March 13, 2013

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Museums

  Herb and Dorothy, Lynda Benglis, Megumi SasakiAfter seeing the collection on Friday I had so many questions about how they chose their art that I decided to see the original documentary again.  I was particularly struck by their rel, MOCA, National Gallery of Art, Richard Tuttle, the Vogels