A Tribute to Bill Cunningham

By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel

“My whole thing is to be invisible”
The New York Landmark Conservancy declared him a living landmark! I’m referring to Bill Cunningham, the legendary New York Times photographer whose prolific lens recorded fashion trends for over 40 years. “Fashion is doing its job…mirroring exactly our times,” he once said. On Monday, July 11 we will celebrate his remarkable life with 2 screenings of the lively and poignant doc Bill Cunningham New York.

For decades, Cunningham, on his bike with his camera slung round his neck, was a familiar sight in New York City…perhaps you have seen him? Although he covered all the important high society events and runway shows, his heart was always on the streets. “I let the street speak to me.” And nothing seemed to escape his notice, creating “an exuberant, sometimes retroactively embarrassing chronicle of the way we looked.” (The New Yorker)

For example, here’s his spirited take on what was trending for summer in 2014:

This wonderful film about a fiercely private, kind, funny, and extraordinary artist is not to be missed! Tickets on sale now.