Vivian Cherry
Appearance
Vivian Cherry (July 27, 1920 – March 4, 2019) was an American photographer, best known for her street photography. She joined the New York Photo League in 1946.[1][2][3] [4] Cherry was born in New York.
Publications
- Helluva Town: New York in the 1940s and 50s. New York: powerHouse, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57687-404-2. With a text by Barbara Head Millstein.
- Vivian Cherry's New York. New York: powerHouse, 2010. ISBN 978-1-57687-519-3. With an essay by Julia Van Haaften.
Collections
Cherry's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 4 prints (as of December 2019)[5]
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY: 25 prints (as of December 2019)[6]
- International Center of Photography, New York: 3 prints (as of December 2019)[7]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Vivian Cherry: a Working Street Photographer, 1940s–1990s, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 2000[8]
Group exhibitions
- Life of the City, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002[9]
- Photography Collection: Rotation 4, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2006–2007[10]
References
- ^ Cherry, All photographs by Vivian (19 March 2019). "Vivian Cherry: a lifetime photographing New York's streets – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-08 – via theguardian.com.
- ^ "Obituary: Vivian Cherry, Pioneering Street Photographer, 98". Photo District News. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 14, 2019). "Vivian Cherry, 98, Socially Aware Street Photographer, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ "Meet Vivian Cherry: One of the First Female Street Photographers". Another. May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Vivian Cherry". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Vivian Cherry, American". International Center of Photography. January 31, 2018.
- ^ Glueck, Grace (16 June 2000). "Art in Review; Vivian Cherry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-08 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Life of the City". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Photography Collection: Rotation 4". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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