Georgia O’Keeffe
1956
“I decided to photograph her as another friend had described her ... This portrait hangs in her Abiquiu home, now a museum operated by the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation.”
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
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.
Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh on British Five Pound Note
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.
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Thomas Watson
The “THINK” slogan was first used by Watson in December 1911.
John F. Kennedy
Karsh had photographed Kennedy in 1957 and 1960, when JFK was the senator for Massachusetts.
Ralph Nader
Nader has a new book out called “The Rebellious CEO.”
Vittorio De Sica
De Sica was an Italian film director and actor.
Albert Camus
Camus was born on this day, November 7, in 1913.
François Mitterand
Mitterand was photographed by Karsh for “Paris Match.”
Pablo Picasso
‘He will never be here,’ the gallery owner commented, when my assistant and two hundred pounds of equipment arrived.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
“The Canadian people may never fully understand him.”