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Independent Lens Season Premiere: HERB & DOROTHY Tonight on PBS

“If Ripley’s Believe It or Not! were still around, Herb and Dorothy Vogel would surely be in it for amassing a world-class art collection on the most ordinary of working-class salaries.”
- Los Angeles Times

He was a postal clerk. She was a librarian. With modest means, this couple managed to build one of the most important modern art collections in history. Meet Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, whose shared passion and commitment defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be an art collector.

HERB & DOROTHY premieres tonight, Oct. 13, at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings).

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