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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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.
Barnett Newman
Newman is regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism.
Alain Delon, 1935-2024
French actor and producer Alain Delon has died.
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair kicked off today, August 15, in 1969.
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899.
Lauren Bacall
American actress Lauren Bacall died on this day, August 12, in 2014.