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50/50: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection Fifty Works for Fifty States


Dorothy and Herbert Vogel at The Clocktower with a drawing by Philip Pearlstein behind them, 1975, Nathaniel Tileston, Courtesy Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

2010

Selected as the institution in Oregon to receive a gift from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection by the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. in 2009, the Portland Art Museum presents the first exhibition of the collection this fall in Vogel 50/50. The exhibition includes all works in the gift and has been organized to reflect the Vogel’s passion and patronage across the fifty years of their collecting activity in New York City and the aesthetic movements they supported. Amassing a collection of over 4,000 objects since their marriage in 1962, the Vogels created one of the most remarkable and expansive assemblies of contemporary art in America on civil servant’s salaries. The gift to the Museum reflects their enthusiastic response to a wide range of contemporary art practices from the abstract expressionist work of John Hultberg to the cool process-driven work of artist Richard Tuttle.

The fifty works present an exciting cross section of the larger corpus of the Vogel collection and were selected to reveal and celebrate their engagement with the art and artists of their time. Encompassing drawings, paintings, sculptures and works on paper incorporating collage and photographing, the exhibition is a vehicle of discovery for visitors to see works by both unknown and now internationally recognized artists.

Curated by Bruce Guenther

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Exhibition Title

50/50: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection Fifty Works for Fifty States

Date

2010

Curated by

Bruce Guenther

Organized by

Portland Art Museum

Begin Date

2010-09-25

End Date

2011-01-02

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