When people think about collecting art, they tend to think about it as the pastime of millionaires. In reality, collectors do not have to be Saatchi of London to have an impact. The fact that savvy collectors with modest incomes can build a significant collection of work is evident in the one built by Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. A librarian and a postal worker, the two lived off of her income and devoted his to buying art, mainly from New York based artists, beginning in the 1960s.

Their collection grew to more than 3,600 pieces with a particular focus on minimalist and conceptualist work from the 1960s to 80s, although it also includes figurative and expressionist pieces as well. With the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, they have since donated 50 works each to 50 museums around the country.

Fifty Works for Fifty States features comprehensive listings of museum gifts organized in alphabetical order by state. Featured is an alphabetical list of the artists whose work is included in that state's gift and illustrations of four works from each gift accompanied by basic catalogue information. At least one work is illustrated by every artist represented in Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States initiative.

Softcover, 242 pages.