Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1943
“Leon Edel, Henry James’s biographer, has remarked that Shaw’s ‘way of meeting people was to charm them by being charmed himself.’ Shaw came bursting into the room with the energy of a young man, though he was almost ninety years old.”
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
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.
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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14th prime minister of Canada Lester Pearson died on this day, December 27, in 1972.
Yousuf Karsh was born on this day, December 23, in 1908.
In 1955, Yousuf Karsh was commissioned to produce photographs for an advertising campaign for Bradings.
American author John Steinbeck died on this day, December 20, in 1968.
Earlier this year, The Bank of Russia issued a commemorative coin dedicated to Andrei Sakharov.
The American animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer Walt Disney was born on December 15, in 1901.