A Gathering For My Friend, Jim Marshall
I had been in collaboration with two great photographers, Jim Marshall and Timothy White, who had just published a photography book called Match Prints. Over their twenty year friendship, Jim and Timothy discovered there were striking similarities in their work, despite the photographs being taken 30 years apart. We were set to kick off the Match Prints book tour at my Soho Store on Wednesday, March 24th, when Timothy called with news of Jim's passing. As we were both trying to sort through all the emotions that come with losing someone unexpectedly, we didn't know how to proceed with the evening's event. Should we cancel? In the end, we decided to provide a place for people to see his iconic photos, hear friends speak of him and remember the history he captured and created.
Jim was a man of few words....Timothy explained, and most of them were "Fuck!" In his honor, the crowd gave the finger, mirroring Jim's famous Johnny Cash photo.
We'll miss you Jim. You left us too soon.
