Prince Charles
1975
“I had the pleasure of photographing Prince Charles with his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, when he was three, but was happy to make an official portrait again when he was 26.
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.
His Life in Pictures
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
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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Nelson Mandela
Karsh photographed Mandela during Mandela’s visit to the Canadian parliament.
King George VI
On this day in 1952, Britain’s King George VI died.
Stephen Leacock
“He awarded me the Stephen Leacock Non-Existent Gold Medal.”
Paul Robeson
“Kings and Pawns, Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America” is out now.
Albert Schweitzer
Among Karsh’s ambitions was to photograph Schweitzer.
Christian Dior
“I decided to portray him standing partially hidden behind a screen.”
Estrellita Karsh
This year, Estrellita’s birthday coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Karsh and Garo
In the late 1920s Yousuf Karsh apprenticed with Boston-based portraitist John H. Garo.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A third portrait of Dr. King.
Joan Baez
Baez was born on this day, January 9, in 1941.
Lord Mountbatten
This cover of Maclean’s from 1944 shows an early color portrait.