In a November 27, 1978 article by Carter Radcliff in New York magazine, he singles out the Vogels as examples of collectors for whom "the passions of art are very personal." In the same article, Ripps was cited as one of the newer artists in their collection and was quoted as saying, "I'm always trying to make my art as extreme as possible. Maybe as ugly as possible." Herb Vogel disagreed with the artist, considering the work very resolved, very beautiful. Often the Vogels purchased works from artists so new on the scene that they only received gallery affiliation after the Vogels added them to their collection.