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“American Legends”
Julie Harris, 1991 In 1992, Yousuf Karsh published American Legends, (Little, Brown and Company), a book of portraits made in 1990 and 1991. “Yousuf Karsh captures the essence of nearly…
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, 1990 It is usually a surprise for people when they learn that Yousuf Karsh photographed Dizzy Gillespie. The jazz musician posed in 1990, for Karsh’s American Legends project….
Julie Harris
…be a society debutante. Harris was photographed towards the end of Mr. Karsh’s career, for his “American Legends” series. See whom else was photographed. See the resulting book American Legends….
Bobby Short
Bobby Short, 1990 American cabaret singer and pianist Bobby Short died March 21, in 2005 (b. 1924). He was photographed in 1990 for Karsh’s “American Legends” project, and Karsh noted…
Tom Wolfe, 1930-2018
…two-tone shoes.” (Wikipedia) Wolfe was photographed late in Karsh’s career, in 1990, one of several people photographed for a project titled “American Legends.” See the other people who were photographed….
Milton Glaser
…Obama in 2009. Glaser is one of many subjects who were photographed by Karsh in 1990 and 1991 for his “American Legends” project, among them Ralph Nadar, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom…
James Watson
…proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson was photographed for the 1992 book American Legends in which Karsh is quoted: “The informal and charming Nobelist, not content…
Arnold Palmer
…studio in 1992 and only came out of retirement briefly, to photograph the Clintons), Karsh photographed an array of subjects for his “American Legends” series. See the whole list of…
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader, 1990 Another image freshly added to the website, American political activist and attorney Ralph Nader. Nader was also photographed for American Legends, in 1990….
Marilyn Horne
…won four Grammy Awards. Horne was photographed on this day, May 30, in 1991. Karsh photographed dozens of sitters in 1990 and 1991 for his “American Legends” series for East/West…
Marilyn Horne
…the Kennedy Center Honors, and has won four Grammy Awards. Karsh photographed dozens of sitters in 1990 and 1991 for his “American Legends” series for East/West Network. See the others….
Tom Wolfe
…in Karsh’s career: in 1990 he was one of several people photographed for Karsh’s “American Legends” project which included Judith Jamison, Milton Glaser, Cornell Capa, and many more. See the…
Arthur Miller
…a whole host of other people across 1990 and 1991 for his book American Legends (Bulfinch Press, 1992), including Jessye Norman, Isaac Stern, Cesar Chavez, Jasper Johns, and many more….
James Stewart
…in 1991 for Karsh’s “American Legends” series. Photographed towards the end of Mr. Karsh’s career, the series included more than 50 great names, from theatre producer George Abbott, to film…
James Watson
…subsequent Nobel Prize award for it. James Watson was photographed in 1990 for Karsh’s book American Legends, in which Karsh is quoted: “The informal and charming Nobelist, not content to…
Isaac Stern
…“American Legends” series. At his public début on February 18, 1936, aged 15, he played Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor with the San Francisco Symphony under the…
Jacqueline Kennedy
…and rushed toward me to inquire breathlessly about her photographs. Our last meeting was shortly before her untimely death, when she came to my exhibition ‘American Legends.’ She stood alone…
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, 1991 Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, in 1928 (d. 2016). Karsh noted in American Legends:”In his book-lined study,…
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, 1991 Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, in 1928 (d. 2016). Karsh noted in American Legends: “In his…
Jacqueline Kennedy
…and rushed toward me to inquire breathlessly about her photographs. Our last meeting was shortly before her untimely death, when she came to my exhibition ‘American Legends.’ She stood alone…
Ralph Nader
…a course of emulation and inspiration for students of business, executives and the wider citizenry.” Nader was photographed in 1990 for Karsh’s book American Legends (Little, Brown and Company, 1992)….
David Rockefeller, 1915-2017
…and in 1991 was included in “Karsh: American Legends.” Read the obituary in the New York Times. More David Rockefeller by Yousuf Karsh. See all Sittings related to the Rockefellers….
Jim Henson: Sesame Street
…more than any other children’s show. Jim Henson was photographed in 1990, and his portrait was published in American Legends. Yousuf Karsh with Kermit the Frog and Jim Henson, 1990…
Philip Glass
…American Legends. Karsh notes of his subject: “In his cluttered room he produces avant-garde compositions – beyond the parameters of conventional music – challenging us to open our minds and…
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
…former Henry Miller’s theatre was named after him in 2010. Karsh wrote in his book American Legends (1992, Bulfinch Press): “It did not surprise me to learn that he loves…
Charles Schulz
…book American Legends (Bullfinch Press, 1992) Karsh wrote of the artist “He presented me with America’s favorite beagle, a tiny velvet “Snoopy,” as a gift to my wife, and it…
Henry Kissinger
…Karsh in 1972. He was photographed a second time, in 1990, for Karsh’s “American Legends” series. See who else was photographed. See a portrait of Kissinger from the later Sitting….
Jacqueline Kennedy
…her untimely death, when she came to my exhibition ‘American Legends.’ She stood alone at the entrance, her quiet presence penetrating the crowd.” See a color portrait from this Sitting….
Cesar Chavez
…Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union. In his book American Legends (Bulfinch Press, 1992), Karsh…
Peanuts
…sleep at his California home at age 77. In his book American Legends (Bullfinch Press, 1992) Karsh wrote of the artist, “He presented me with America’s favorite beagle, a tiny…
Cornell Capa
Cornell Capa, 1990 Karsh photographed a handful of his fellow photographers. Robert Capa was photographed in 1990 for Karsh’s “American Legends” series; he had previously been photographed in 1981. Like…
Sesame Street
…By the show’s 40th anniversary in 2009, it was broadcast in more than 140 countries. Jim Henson was photographed in 1990, and his portrait was published in American Legends. 1990…
James Watson
…subsequent Nobel Prize award for it. James Watson was photographed for the 1992 book American Legends in which Karsh is quoted: “The informal and charming Nobelist, not content to rest…
Charles Schulz Centenary
…Schulz’s life. Read more (Wikipedia) In Karsh’s book American Legends (Bullfinch Press, 1992) Karsh wrote of the artist “He presented me with America’s favorite beagle, a tiny velvet “Snoopy,” as…
“How We Got to Sesame Street”
…and the muppet master Jim Henson in March, 1990, just two months before Henson died. Karsh photographed them for his “American Legends” series. See Karsh’s solo portrait of Jim Henson….
Cornell Capa
…in 1974 to champion “concerned photography” -images that have the power to change the world. Capa (1918-2008) is pictured here in 1990 at his sitting for Karsh’s “American Legends” project….
Charles Schulz
…Read more (Wikipedia) In Karsh’s book American Legends (Bullfinch Press, 1992) Karsh wrote of the artist: “He presented me with America’s favorite beagle, a tiny velvet “Snoopy,” as a gift…
Jacqueline Kennedy
…photographs. Our last meeting was shortly before her untimely death, when she came to my exhibition ‘American Legends.’ She stood alone at the entrance, her quiet presence penetrating the crowd.”…