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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Groucho Marx
Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx was born on this day, October 2, in 1890.
Thurgood Marshall
President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Elie Wiesel
“In his book-lined study, I found an erudite storyteller.”
Barbara Walters
Walters was a working journalist from 1952 until 2015.
Churchill Returns to Canada
The handing-over ceremony took place at the Embassy of Canada in Rome.
Sophia Loren
Happy birthday Sophia Loren – 90 today!
Marguerite Yourcenar
Yourcenar was a French novelist and essayist.
Stolen Churchill Photograph Found
The Ottawa Police Service has found the stolen Churchill photograph.
Lenore Tawney
“Tawney is on the precipice of long-overdue recognition.”
Perry T. Rathbone
“Busy all day with the greatest living portrait photographer, Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa.”
Bell Island
In the early 1950s, Karsh took an assignment from Maclean’s magazine to photograph cities across Canada.