It Happened on Herr: Harrisburg abstract artist returns home for a major exhibit at SAM.

Bronx-based abstract artist Alteronce Gumby has returned to his hometown of Harrisburg for a major exhibition at the Susquehanna Art Museum titled “If Herr Street Could Talk.” The show features 25 mixed-media works, displayed just blocks from the Herr Street neighborhood where Gumby grew up. A graduate of Harrisburg High School and Yale University, Gumby creates cosmic, color-driven paintings using materials like gemstones, resin, and glass, inspired by his childhood observations of light and color. The exhibition marks a homecoming for the internationally celebrated painter, who hopes to inspire young artists in the city.