Herb & Dorothy 50X50

Name: Herb & Dorothy 50X50
Genre: Biography, Documentary, News
Released: September 13, 2013
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 65

2013

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| Release Date: September 13, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: 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 launchesWhen 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 project to give a total of 2,500 artworks to museums in all fifty states.… Expand

Director: Megumi Sasaki

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Chris Klimek

Sep 10, 2013

It's an absorbing document of an extraordinary act of generosity. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Sep 13, 2013

As the saying goes, I may not know art, but I know what I like. I like this movie. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 3, 2013

It’s a compelling, even stirring, tale. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 22, 2013

The democratic nature of the project and its exploration here jibes with the story of the Vogels, who (to put it mildly) don't conform to the stereotype of the filthy-rich art patron. Read full review

Steve Macfarlane

Sep 14, 2013

Dorothy Vogel is less the soft-spoken housewife from the first film than a businesswoman both shrewd and mousy, and her trajectory affords the film its closest semblance to a story. Read full review

Matt Patches

Sep 10, 2013

The tangential artist interviews and constant lionizing of the star couple meander, but given how museums between the coasts rely on collectors for life support, 50x50 still acts as a provocative call to arms: Those who love art must support it. Read full review

Kenneth Baker

Sep 19, 2013

The film's hymn of praise quickly grows cloying, thanks partly to a relentless musical soundtrack. Read full review

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