5785
Nov 7 1939
Sittings
sitting #
date
Name
Role, Location, Notes
14092
Jan 15 1979
Pope Paul II
Photographed Hall: Paintings and tapestries second half of 18th century dedicated to Pope Clemens VIII 1765
Photographs
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Pope Paul VI
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Pope John XXIII
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Pope Pius XII
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Pope John Paul II
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Pope John Paul II
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Nelson Mandela
Legacy
Pope John Paul II
…to Krakow. From Biography in Images. Karsh with John Paul II, 1979 See more John Paul II. See Pope John XXIII. See Pope Pius XII. See Pope Paul IV. …
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII, 1959 Pope John XXIII, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was born on this day, November 25, in 1881. He was photographed by Karsh in 1959, and as 262nd Pope…
Fulton J. Sheen
…even twice winning an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality. The cause for Sheen’s canonization was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a…
Nelson Mandela Released
…started an hour later, Mandela was warm and friendly but obviously very tired. Yousuf then told him a story about Pope John XXIII. He had asked the Pontiff, “How many…
Brigitte Bardot
…from the Vatican photographing Pope John XXIII. And the word had reached her that the person that [is] about to photograph you has just come directly from Rome. And with…
Canada Post Honors Nelson Mandela Using Karsh Photograph
…was known for his wit, told him that he had recently photographed Pope John XXIII, and had casually asked him how many people worked at the Vatican. “About half of…
Vincent Auriol
…the UK and Europe, including French writer Francois Mauriac; German composer Richard Strauss; British sculptor Henry Moore, and Pope Pius XII. Another superb portrait is hereby added to the website….
Exhibitions
Karsh Centenary Exhibition
The Camera Press Gallery, London, 2009