Tennessee Williams, 1956 “Tennessee Williams – Playwright & Painter” is an exhibition featuring nine of Tennessee William’s paintings dating from the 1970s. The show runs from May 2 – October… […]

Ruth Draper, 1936 In 2019, 25 recordings were added to the United States Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. One of them is Ruth Draper: “Complete recorded monologues” (1954-1956). Joining… […]

“Finding the right solution for someone as timeless as Audrey proved a tricky task. Not only was she a classically beautiful actress, she also dedicated her life to philanthropy. I… […]

Princess Grace of Monaco, 1956 Yousuf Karsh photographed Princess Grace in 1956, wearing this dress by Christian Dior. The image is included in the new exhibition “Christian Dior: Designer of… […]

Robert Oppenheimer, 1956 The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Karsh photographed Robert Oppenheimer, known… […]

Audrey Hepburn, 1956 Breakfast at Tiffany’s is now a reality: a café has opened at Tiffany’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. According to the New York… […]

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier, 1956 On this day, April 18, in 1956, American actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco. The animated movie star welcomed me to her… […]

Louise Mirrer, President and CEO, New-York Historical Society, at the grand opening of New-York Historical Society’s “Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms” on May 30, 2018. © Melanie Einzig “Rockwell,… […]

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer being photographed by Yousuf Karsh circa 1957 © 1978 Bill Avery / mptvimages.com Thanks to social media, we sometimes discover gems new to the Estate…. […]

Igor Stravinsky, 1956 Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor Igor Stravinsky was born on this day, June 17, in 1882. Stravinsky first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the… […]

John Walker III, 1964 New to the website: John Walker III, an American art curator, and the second director of the National Gallery of Art, from 1956 to 1969. Walker,… […]

Norman Rockwell, 1956 Karsh photographed the celebrated American artist Norman Rockwell in 1956. Look closely, and you can see Rockwell’s sketches of Karsh as he set up his cameras and… […]

Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956 We continue to add more outstanding Karsh portraits to the digital database. Two prints of Georgia O’Keeffe from the 1956 Sitting at her home in Abiquiu, New… […]

Norman Rockwell, 1958 Karsh photographed the celebrated American artist Norman Rockwell on this day, July 25, in 1958, for an Eastman Kodak advertisement – Rockwell is holding a Kodak Retina… […]

Dr. Jonas Salk, creator of the polio vaccine, 1956 Relationships with the relatives and estates of Yousuf Karsh’s subjects can turn up interesting stories and personal photos, and lead to… […]

Dag Hammarskjold, 1956 On this day, September 18, in 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crashed. Hammarskjold was the youngest person to ever have held the… […]

Justice William Brennan, 1963 45 years ago today, January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court made its decision that a right to privacy extended to a woman’s decision to… […]

Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956 Fashion-industry trade journal Women’s Wear Daily reviewed “Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style” which is on view at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, through April 1,… […]

Jonas Salk, 1991 On this day, April 26, in 1954, Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began field trials. “The polio vaccine field trials of 1954, sponsored by the National Foundation for… […]

Sir Edmund Hillary, 1960 On this day, May 29, in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first recorded climbers to reach the summit of Mount… […]

Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956 The enormously successful “Living Modern” exhibition continues its travels. It is now showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art until March 3, 2018. Three portraits of Georgia… […]

Carol Channing, 1956 American actress, singer, dancer and comedienne Carol Channing has died. Channing was photographed in April, 1956. Earlier that year, Karsh had photographed several Hollywood stars including Charlton… […]

…musical by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II, who Karsh photographed together in 1950. Karsh photographed Yul Brynner in 1956. See more. Yul Brynner, 1956… […]

Charlton Heston and Son, 1956 Charlton Heston died on this day, April 5, in 2008. He was photographed by Karsh in 1956 during filming of “The Ten Commandments”, both in-costume,… […]

The Christian Dior museum is one of the only “Museums of France” dedicated to a couturier. Every year it holds a thematic exhibition presenting the creations of Christian Dior; 2019… […]

A singular look into Grace of Monaco’s stylish life through the exceptional dresses that the house of Dior created for her over the years. The book cover is a Karsh… […]

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1956 On August 15, in 1947, India and Pakistan gained their independence after 200 years of British rule. Karsh photographed India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1956… […]

Charlton Heston and Son, 1956 Charlton Heston was born on this day, October 4, in 1923. He was photographed by Karsh in 1956 during filming of “The Ten Commandments”, both… […]

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1956 Jawaharlal Nehru was born on this day, November 14, in 1889. Nehru was an Indian independence activist, and subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India and a… […]

Aaron Copland, 1956 American composer and conductor Aaron Copland died on this day, December 2, in 1990. Copland was photographed by Karsh in 1956, a particularly interesting and prolific year… […]

Jonas Salk, 1956 On March 26, 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk went on CBS radio to announce his vaccine for poliomyelitis. Salk campaigned for mandatory vaccination, claiming that public health should… […]

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1956 Jawaharlal Nehru died on this day, May 27, in 1964. Nehru was an Indian independence activist, and subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India and a central… […]

Gian Carlo Menotti, 1956 Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti was born on this day, July 7, in 1911. Among his many honors and achievements, he won a Pulitzer… […]

Ravi Shankar, 1968 The world lost sitar master Ravi Shankar on this day, December 11, in 2012. In 1956, Shankar left his home of India and began to tour Europe… […]

Robert Oppenheimer, 1956 Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist and one of the “fathers of the atomic bomb”, died on this day, February 18, in 1967. He was born in New York… […]

Jonas Salk, 1991 Today marks the 67th anniversary of the first mass inoculation against polio with the Jonas Salk vaccine. It took place on February 23, 1954, at Arsenal Elementary… […]

Tennessee Williams, 1956 American playwright Tennessee Williams died on February 25, in 1983. Born Thomas Lanier Williams III in 1911, he became famous with the success of The Glass Menagerie… […]

V. M. Molotov, 1945 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov was born on this day, March 9, in 1890 (d. 1986). Molotov was a Soviet politician and diplomat, an Old Bolshevik, and a… […]

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1956 Jawaharlal Nehru, died on this day, May 27, in 1964 (b. 1889). Nehru was an Indian independence activist and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India, as… […]

Charlton Heston as Moses in “The Ten Commandments”, 1956 Charlton Heston was born on this day, October 4, in 1923 (d. 2008). He was photographed by Karsh in 1956 during… […]

Princess Grace, 1956 The American actress-turned-Princess Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929. Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier Prince Rainier III in April, 1956…. […]

Audrey Hepburn, 1956 Actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn was born on January 20, in 1993 (b. 1929). She rose to stardom in the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953) alongside Gregory… […]

Samuel Barber, 1956 American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator Samuel Barber died on this day, January 23, in 1981 (b. 1910). He is considered one of the most… […]

Dr. Jonas Salk, 1956 Just added to the website, an at-rest Dr. Jonas Salk in a portrait from his Sitting with Karsh in 1956. Dr. Salk was photographed at the… […]

Marcel Marceau, 1956 French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau was born on March 22, 1923, making this the centenary of his birth. He was photographed by Karsh in 1956,… […]

William Brennan, 1963 William Joseph Brennan Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to… […]