In June, August,September and October 1984, Diana Mara Henry frequented the Lower East Side Gallery openings. Please email us if you recognize the folks in these photos. Scans of image (for personal display only and not for reproduction publication or distribution) will be sent in thanks for photo id's. And see collection of ephemera here! All photographs Copyright © 1977 Diana Mara Henry / dianamarahenry.com
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Roll 3: Pat Hearn Gallery, Avenue D, June, 1984
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Brian Gormley; Pat Hearn; Diana Mara Henry; Annie Herron; Steve Kaplan; Kim Keever; Christine Larrain; James Romberger; Karen Scarpulla; Ann Shostrom; Martin Wong;Sandro Dernini; Begonia Cortazar; Douglas Abdell;
l"More Stephen Holden in baseball cap.
3rd Row, 2nd from Left: Mario Fernandez of New Math Gallery, in striped shirt in middle.
3rd Row, 1st Left Peter Schuyff and I think Jim Radakovich again (w/glasses) Rockets Redglare (a/k/a Michael Morra) is lighting the guy’s cigarette.
More Peter Schuyff and Steven Kaplan.
Not sure, but in 5th row, is it Jean Michel Basquiat? Really close likeness.
6th Row, 1st Left is Barry Blinderman with glasses. He had Semaphore Gallery and is now a university curator. Just finished curating Walter Robinson’s show at the University Gallery in Illinois." Thank you, LIsa McDonald!
"Row 3 fr. 4 & 5 - the tall African guy was Anna Jepsen’s boyfriend for a while. She moved back to Denmark.
Row 3 fr 6 Sandro Dernini with white hat and glasses, he is also in Row 4, fr. 2 & fr 6.Row 4 fr 1 - spanisch fotomodel Begonia Cortazar - she later started playing bass. Around 1984 she was going out with sculptor Douglas Abdell, who I think is walking behind, half covered. There is another picture of them inside the gallery: Row 2 fr. 2 guy on crutches „Camp Havard“ T-hsirt, in the back I can clearly recognize Douglas, holding a cigarette and Begonia to his right." Thank you, Florian Michel...
Martin Wong and Annie Herron
Annie Herron, 50, an Art Dealer, Is Dead
Published: September 28, 2004
nnie Herron, an art dealer and curator in the East Village of Manhattan in the early 1980's who opened the first commercial gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, died in the Bronx on Friday. She was 50.
The cause was leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, said a friend and collaborator, Larry Walczak.
Frances Anne Herron was born in Atlanta and came to New York City in 1977. From 1983 to 1987 she worked at Semaphore East Gallery in the East Village, which presented solo shows by young artists like Ellen Berkenblit, Mark Kostabi and Martin Wong. In 1991 she opened Test-Site, the first commercial gallery in what would become a thriving art scene in Williamsburg. She had a short-lived gallery, Black and Herron, in SoHo in 1995, and with Mr. Walczak started Eyewash in Williamsburg in 1997..
Ms. Herron is survived by a son, Erik, of New York City; by her parents, Robert and Sophie Herron, of Augusta, Ga.; by a sister, Theresa, of New York City; and by four brothers: Anthony and Vincent, both of Augusta; Robert, of Fairfield, Iowa; and Jimmy, of Oakland, Calif
Martin Wong 1946–1999