Comments on: Yet More Philip Cunningham Portraits

By: harry stannard

harry stannard — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:59:24 +0000

These photos really bring back memories of living, working and being a trade unionist in the area in the 70’s and 80’s – though in black-and-white it makes it seem ancient!

By: ian harper

ian harper — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:27:43 +0000

I was at Brighton College of Art with Paul Rutishauser and a few years later he was working in the Cable St community print workshop while I was living on Fournier st and painting in a huge freezing studio on Brushfield St .. A great guy , very serious about his work and a sharp wit.

By: Lisa Cade

Lisa Cade — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:17:28 +0000

Hi Phillip,
What a wonderful trip down memory lane, I have invited the Julien’s to take a look as they are in the photo of young people at Kingsley Hall

By: Susan carlyle

Susan carlyle — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:42:46 +0000

There are several people I recognise or worked with in 80s Tower Hamlets.
The musicians contact was Lesley Shone, who went on to learn bass guitar from her boyfriend and played with an aĺl girl band The Bells Stars.
In the homeless protest Benjamin families were being threatened with hotels B&B accommodation but we’re suffering in Finsbury Park. Richard Backes a dedicated worker is pictured with me on the right looking at a document. I was a councillor for Spitalfields with a large housing caseload.

By: Joan B

Joan B — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 08:18:29 +0000

Conveys a strong sense of the Left in Thatcher’s England during the 1980s. A time I remember well. Also interesting to see the photo of the street musician in Cheshire St following the study you showcased last week. One gets a sense of continuity of busking on the East End.