Herman Cherry

Herman Cherry was born in Atlantic City on April 10, 1909. He grew up in Philadelphia, where he developed his interest in the arts. When he was 15, he moved to Los Angeles and dropped out of high school to design set blueprints for 20th Century-Fox. Cherry would study under Stanton MacDonald, an LA painter. In the 1930's, he and other artists were commissioned by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) to paint murals. However, he is most known for his Abstract Expressionist paintings that explore color fields and geometric forms.