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 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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Pope John Paul II
“Pope John Paul II talked with me about the rescued Polish art treasures I had photographed in Canada.”
Yukio Ozaki
The National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the gift of cherry trees from Mayor Ozaki.
Hans Hartung
Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style.
Earl Warren
Warren served as Governor of California and as Chief Justice of the United States.
Queen Elizabeth Centenary
2026 marks 100 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.
Rudolph Nureyev
Nureyev was born on this day in 1938.
Yuri Gagarin
Karsh photographed Gagarin during a two-month trip to Moscow in 1963.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Te Kanawa was born on this day in 1944.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev was born on this day, March 2, in 1931.
Jascha Heifetz
Heifetz is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.
Jonas Salk
On this day in 1954 the first trials of Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began.