Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1943
“Leon Edel, Henry James’s biographer, has remarked that Shaw’s ‘way of meeting people was to charm them by being charmed himself.’ Shaw came bursting into the room with the energy of a young man, though he was almost ninety years old.”
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
During his career he held 15,312 sittings, produced over 370,000 negatives, and left an indelible artistic and historic record of the men and women who shaped the twentieth century.
The Bank of England chose Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh to appear on the front of its all-new polymer banknote, now in circulation across the UK.
We invite you to follow us.
Diefenbaker was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada.
Fleming discovered Penicillin in September, 1928.
Lartigue started taking photographs when he was seven.
DeBakey was an American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator.
Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism.
In 1967, Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a United States Supreme Court justice.
Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of films, television movies, and plays.
Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years.