Palm Tree Herby
Palm Tree Herby[edit]
Palm Tree Herby (born Herbert A. Mayer; July 23, 1918 - December 9, 1995) was an American railroad switch-man and boxcar graffiti artist based in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] Mayer is known for drawing the Herby moniker, a sombrero-wearing character seated against a palm tree.[2] Mayer marked an estimated 100,000-700,000 freight cars while working for the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis between the years 1955 and 1980.[3][4] Among other boxcar artists (Bozo Texino[5], Coaltrain, Smokin' Joe, Colossus of Roads), Herby has influenced contemporary boxcar graffiti and railroad culture.[6][7][8][9]
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- ↑ Phillips, Susan A. (2018). Moniker: Identity Lost and Found (1st ed.). Search this book on
- ↑ Cindy Yingst, The San Bernadino County Sun, July 29, 1984, B-4.
- ↑ Cal Samara, Battle Creek Enquirer, January 22, 1981, A-2.
- ↑ Sally Bixby Defty, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 8, 1981, 7.
- ↑ Daniel (2005). Who Is Bozo Texino? (B&W) (Film).
- ↑ http://canjournal.org/2018/08/railroad-fame-moniker-identity-lost-and-found-explores-the-people-and-folklore-of-american-rail-yard-graffiti-at-the-massillon-museum/
- ↑ "Compiled Interviews" (Interview). Interviewed by Matthew Burns. Rhizomes, Issue 25. 2013.
- ↑ Burns, Matthew (2005). We were here: Marks, Monikers, and the boxcar art tradition (Thesis). Lehigh University.
- ↑ http://www.trainweb.org/screamingeagle/herbie.html
