Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

Georgia O’Keeffe

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

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

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.

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Karsh had photographed Kennedy in 1957 and 1960, when JFK was the senator for Massachusetts. […]

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

‘He will never be here,’ the gallery owner commented, when my assistant and two hundred pounds of equipment arrived. […]

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