Yvonne Barber Libonati

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Yvonne Barber Libonati, a documentary photographer, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at age 80.

She leaves behind a rich portfolio of images from the 1960’s to the present.

Born in Rock City Falls to Philip E. Barber, a Ranger in the U.S. Forest Service and Marguerite Barber (née Le Roux), the office manager at Bigsby and Trice Juron Ford. The family moved to Saratoga Springs when she was a child where she attended St. Peters Academy. Yvonne graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a fine arts degree and attended Yale University’s School of Art, where she studied photography with Walker Evans.

Yvonne’s photography records the evolving street style of ordinary people attending fairs, motorcycle rallies, small festivals, and other events throughout the Eastern and Southern United States. A portfolio of her images was recently exhibited at the alumni reunion of Yale Art School’s class of 1967.

Survivors include: her son Michael (Heather Libonati), her daughter Emma (Tim Markham) as well as her grieving husband.

She fought to the end.

Good night, sweetheart. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Relatives and friends gathered to remember her on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (518-584-5373). The following day, Yvonne’s family shared poems and fond memories at the funeral home. Burial was private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital and Saratoga Hospital are welcome: The family has set up a single location to collect donations (below) and will disperse upon completion; https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/yvonnebarberlibonati?utm_term=MQZ9aMAj3

Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com