Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Robert Marshall Watts, "Untitled (Asorted Eggs from American Supermarket)" (1964). Chrome-plated and flocked eggs, each 2 1/4 x 13/4 in.

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Everyone in the artworld seemed to have one or two anecdotes to tell about the Vogels and talked about them with a smile. Everyone adored them. Not only because they’re small, unpretentious, and adorable, but because they truly love and care about art and artists — they’re not interested in art because of finance or fame.

You’re still in touch with Herb and Dorothy. Are the Vogels still expanding their collection?

No, Herb and Dorothy have pretty much stopped collecting and are concentrating on distributing what they’ve acquired. I was very lucky to capture their very last phase of collecting in my film.

Herb and Dorothy, a film by Megumi Sasaki, will be released nationwide in the US at the end of April. To see the trailer for the film visit: http://www.herbanddorothy.com/trailer.html.

"One-Bed Uffizi" originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Modern Painters. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Modern Painters' April 2009 Table of Contents.