Cazenovia Public Library honors local artist Bob Herbert
The Cazenovia Public Library celebrates artist and longtime Cazenovia resident Bob Herbert with an exhibition of his work, titled Artist Bob Herbert. Visit the gallery to experience Herbert’s commercial and personal artistry, including local signs, TV guides, sketchbooks, portraits and well-known local scenes in oil, pastel and watercolor.
Hired as a graphic artist at WHEN-TV (now WTVH) in 1953, Herbert witnessed firsthand the early years of television broadcasting. He produced artwork for local programs such as “The Magic Toy Shop” and enhanced the TV guide schedules with complimentary sketches. Herbert’s later body of work is seemingly synonymous with Cazenovia. Following a career in television, Herbert became the local go-to sign painter, improving the curb appeal of many Cazenovia institutions, including St. Peter’s Church, First Presbyterian, the Library, Flowers on Main Street, and Ridge Associates, where he also produced presentation charts and graphics.
Herbert’s work will be on display through Nov. 30. A “Celebration Reception” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. For more information, call 315.655.9322 or visit cazenoviapubliclibrary.org.