JTF (just the facts): A total of 79 black and white photographs, framed in black and matted, and hung against white walls in the main gallery space and the entry area. With a few exceptions, the prints are sized 8×10 inches (or the reverse). No edition information was provided, although the prints were stored in Cunningham’s files and often only one print of an image was made as reference.
For generations of fashionable New Yorkers, Bill Cunningham was nothing short of a legend. The long time fashion photographer for the New York Times (who died in 2016) was a fixture in the city’s most fashionable circles, relentlessly shooting at society galas, evening events of all kinds, runway shows, and most memorably, out on the streets right in the thick of the passing pedestrians. In his signature blue work coat and traveling around on his bicycle, he was constantly looking, and his “On the Street” column was a testament to his voracious eye. Each week, out of the whirling chaos of the streets, he picked out trends, patterns, and visual themes that others had overlooked or missed, and having your picture included in one of his densely clustered spreads was a quiet mark of honor.
