A Big Dill
PICKLE PAINTINGS BY HARVEY HERMAN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
AMERICA'S NATIONAL PICKLE DAY
November 14 is National Pickle Day in the US, so we're bringing it to Amsterdam. A free one-day exhibition by New York painter Harvey Herman, who is 93 and will be there in person.
Art and stories from Harvey on why he paints pickles, Pickle tastings from Amsterdam's De Leeuw pickle family and learn interesting facts about Pickles from the authors of The Pickled City.
HE SOLD PICKLES FOR A NICKEL. NOW HE PAINTS THEM.
Harvey Herman's family was part of New York's pickle trade, and as a boy he sold "pickles for a nickel." He still eats one every day and swears it's one of the secret to his energy. Decades later he started painting them. On November 14 the pickle paintings go up at st-Art, and Harvey will be in the room to tell the stories behind them.
WHERE
ST-ART AMSTERDAM
Rombout Hogerbeetsstraat 136H, Oud-West
WHEN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
11am to 4pm. Drop in any time.
THE DAY
The gallery is open from 11am to 4pm. Come in anytime to say hello, see some art and learn a little something.
11AM DOORS OPEN. The pickle paintings are on the walls, with pickle tastings and light bites all day.
12PM HARVEY'S PICKLE STORIES. Harvey tells his pickle stories, joined by the authors of The Pickled City.
1PM ART MEETS FOOD. The De Leeuw and st-Art talk about how art and food work together, and how Van Gogh is rumored to have drawn inspiration from De Leeuw.
2PM NEIGHBORHOOD APERITIVO. Prosecco, a deli spread and music, until we close at 4pm.
About Artist:
Harvey Herman is a 93-year-old painter from New York. After careers in advertising and film, he became a selling artist in his 90s. He paints what he sees, from political collages to the landscapes of Southampton, New York, to pickles. His memoir is called It's Time to Repot.
TWO CITIES, ONE BIG DILL
Amsterdam once had more than 500 pickle vendors and 50 pickle businesses. Across the Atlantic, Harvey’s family, the Tannenbaums, was part of New York’s pickle trade. The connection? Jewish immigrants who brought their pickling traditions to both cities.
Join The Pickled City and De Zure Stad authors Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder, alongside Amsterdam’s own De Leeuw, for the stories behind the brine.
DE LEEUW
They've sold pickles in Amsterdam for nearly two centuries . And they will be sharing tastings and recipes on how to make the most of the pickle.
THE PICKLED CITY
Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder, authors of The Pickled City and De Zure Stad, share stories and explore the rich pickle histories of New York and Amsterdam.
MADE WITH THE NEIGHBORS
The day belongs to the neighborhood as much as to the gallery. Pickles, art and a few good stories are enough to get people who live and work on the same streets to meet each other.
THE ALCOHOL-FREE DRINKS
HAPPY TEA
Mixed by our neighbors in Oud-West.
THE PICKLES
DE LEEUW
Amsterdam's pickle family.
MORE THAN PICKLES
Harvey paints the world around him, from the landscapes and wildlife near his Southampton home to pickles and politics. A selection of his political collages will be on show alongside his pickle paintings.
An adman, film director and pilot, Harvey painted through it all…but only began selling his art in his 90s. His memoir, It’s Time to Repot, reflects that spirit of reinvention.
THE NEW YORK-STYLE SANDWICHES
LEYLANI LEWIS
Also a neighbor of ours in Oud-West.
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