Herman Cherry's 1970 River and Summer Paintings Resurface in Dual New York Gallery Shows
Herman Cherry (1909–1992) is currently featured in simultaneous exhibitions at Sebastian Gladstone in Tribeca and Shamnoski uptown, with an additional showcase planned for Los Angeles in 2025. The Tribeca exhibition, titled "Herman Cherry: Rivers from 30,000 Feet," is open until October 24, 2026, at 36 White Street. It highlights eight large oil paintings from the River and Summer series and ten smaller watercolors from 1970. These expansive, minimalist works capture the light and hues of Long Island's East End, where Cherry resided. Regina Cherry, the artist's widow, attributes his inspiration to the landscapes seen from airplane windows during his frequent travels. The paintings draw parallels to Richard Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series and 1960s Color Field artists like Morris Louis. Amanda Church's review emphasizes the transition from stored canvases to display in a prestigious gallery.
Key facts
- Herman Cherry lived from 1909 to 1992.
- Sebastian Gladstone in Tribeca is showing "Herman Cherry: Rivers from 30,000 Feet" at 36 White Street, New York, through October 24, 2026.
- Shamnoski uptown is simultaneously presenting a Herman Cherry exhibition.
- A third Herman Cherry show is scheduled at Sebastian Gladstone in Los Angeles in 2025.
- The Tribeca exhibition includes eight large-scale oil paintings from the River and Summer series and 10 smaller watercolors on paper, all from 1970.
- Regina Cherry, the artist's widow and a painter, attributed significant influence to topographies seen from airplane windows on his frequent United States flights.
- Cherry's work is compared to Richard Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series and to Color Field painters Jules Olitski, Friedel Dzubas, and Morris Louis, notably Louis's 1960 Alpha Beta.
- Amanda Church wrote the review and is an artist based in New York City whose work appears in "The Pursuit of Happiness" at Oakland University Art Gallery in Rochester, Michigan.
Entities
Artists
- Herman Cherry
- Amanda Church
- Regina Cherry
- Richard Diebenkorn
- Jules Olitski
- Friedel Dzubas
- Morris Louis
- Clyfford Still
- Milton Glaser
- Bob Dylan
- Mark Tobey
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Stanton Macdonald-Wright
- Judd Tully
- Will South
Institutions
- Sebastian Gladstone
- Shamnoski
- Two Coats of Paint
- Diebenkorn Foundation
- Olitski Foundation
- Morris Louis Foundation
- Oakland University Art Gallery
- Freer Gallery of Art
- National Museum of Asian Art
- The City University of New York
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Harry N. Abrams
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Tribeca
- Los Angeles
- Long Island
- East Hampton
- Rochester
- Michigan
- Washington, D.C.
- Saskatchewan
- Canada
- Cooper Square
- Mercer Street
- Peconic Bay
- North Fork
- South Fork