Oral history interview with Herman Cherry
Object Details
- General
- Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 47 min.
- Interviewee
- Cherry, Herman
- Interviewer
- Tully, Judd
- Names
- Club (New York, N.Y.)
- Topic
- Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
- Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
- Provenance
- This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.
- Interviewee
- Cherry, Herman
- Interviewer
- Tully, Judd
- Sponsor
- Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
- Biographical / Historical
- Herman Cherry (1909-1992) was a painter from New York, New York.
- Extent
- 154 Pages (Transcript)
- Date
- 1989 May 8-1992 March 19
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.cherry89
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Pages
- Sound recordings
- Interviews
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Interviews
- Scope and Contents
- An interview of Herman Cherry conducted 1989 May 8-1992 March 19, by Judd Tully for the Archives of American Art. Cherry discusses his childhood; studies in California and New York; involvement with The Club, and his friendships with various artists including Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Thomas Hart Benton, Philip Guston, Fletcher Martin, Reuben Kadish, Lorser Feitelson, David Smith, Willem de Kooning and Clyfford Still.
- Restrictions
- This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596355217264-1596355217265-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
Oral history interview with Herman Cherry, 1989 May 8-1992 March 19, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
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