Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1957
“I expected to meet in the author a composite of the heroes of his novels. Instead, in 1957, at his home Finca Vigía, near Havana, I found a man of peculiar gentleness, the shyest man I ever photographed - a man cruelly battered by life, but seemingly invincible.”
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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“It’s easy to make,” he explained to my wife.
On this day in 1969, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955.
Daché was a French-born American milliner and fashion merchandiser.
Ford was photographed by Karsh in January of the final year of his presidency.
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MacMillan was a Canadian conductor, composer and organist.
Karsh enjoyed a game of tennis.
On this day in history, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law.
The German-American architect was photographed on this day in 1962.
Pickens was an American actor and rodeo performer.