‘Herb and Dorothy’ Documentary
Hi everyone,
On behalf of the LPM Collectors’ Group, I am thrilled to invite you to a special Valentine’s Day presentation of the film, “Herb and Dorothy,” which will be screened at the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Boardroom on Thursday 14 February 2013 at 7 p.m.
“Herb and Dorothy” tells the extraordinary love story of a postal clerk and a librarian, Herb and Dorothy Vogel, 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 purchasing 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. Their collection included works by Andy Warhol, Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Lawrence Weiner, Julian Schnabel, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, and Lucio Pozzi, among others.
“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.
The annual membership fee for the LPM Collectors’ Group is $100/year for adults and $25/year for students, and members are encouraged to bring a guest at no extra cost. If you know of anyone who would like to join the group, please ask them to contact me.
If you have any questions about the screening of “Herb and Dorothy” or about any upcoming events, please let me know.
Thank you and best wishes,
Julie Hodgson
Development Maven
La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa