Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

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.”

A Life in Images

A Life in Images

Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.

A Gallery Overview of Portraits

A Gallery Overview of Portraits

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.

Michael DeBakey

Michael DeBakey

DeBakey was an American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator. […]

Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism. […]

Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

In 1967, Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a United States Supreme Court justice. […]

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of films, television movies, and plays. […]

Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy

Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years. […]

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