Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1941
“My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life. I knew after I had taken it that it was an important picture, but I could hardly have dreamed that it would become one of the most widely reproduced images in the history of photography.”
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.
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
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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Karsh photographed Gagarin during a two-month trip to Moscow in 1963.
Te Kanawa was born on this day in 1944.
Gorbachev was born on this day, March 2, in 1931.
Heifetz is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.
On this day in 1954 the first trials of Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began.
February 20 marks the anniversary of Glenn’s orbit of the Earth.
Lippmann was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator.
“Williams’s reply to my desire to photograph him was enthusiastic and spontaneous.”
Today is Presidents’ Day federal holiday in the United States.
Karsh photographed Mandela during Mandela’s visit to the Canadian parliament.
On this day in 1952, Britain’s King George VI died.