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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Judy Garland
The American actress, singer and dancer Judy Garland was born on this day, June 10, in 1992.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar was a French novelist and essayist who was born in Brussels on this day, June 8, in 1903.
Cornell Capa
Karsh photographed a handful of his fellow photographers. Robert Capa was photographed in 1981 and 1990.
Duke of Windsor
On June 3, 1937, former King Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw’s wife, Charlotte, played a vital role in his masterworks.
John Steinbeck
Steinbeck’s first successful novel, “Tortilla Flat”, was published on this day, May 28, in 1935.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru was an Indian independence activist and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India.
Betty Ford
Newly added to the website are two portraits of Betty Ford.
Harold Wilson
British politician Harold Wilson died on this day, May 24, in 1995.
Andrei Sakharov
Today is the centenary of the birth of Andrei Sakharov.
Ralph Nader
Another image freshly added to the website, American political activist and attorney Ralph Nader.
“American Legends”
In 1992, Karsh published a book of portraits made in 1990 and 1991.
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck is new to the website.
Jimmy Carter
“The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter” is out now from Crown/Random House.
Bernstein and Stravinsky
A new CD box set of Leonard Bernstein conducting works by Igor Stravinsky is out now from Sony Classical.
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was born on this day, May 7, in 1892.
Marx Brothers
“They had as wonderful a time with me as their willing and hapless victim as I did relishing their antics.”
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female prime minister on this day, May 4, in 1979.
James McIntosh
“You know, Mr. Karsh, the one that I would like you to photograph is not myself so much as my faithful aide.”
Zubin Mehta
The conductor Zubin Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936.
Michael Collins, 1930-2021
Astronaut Michael Collins has died.
Kawabata Yasunari
Dogū are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period of prehistoric Japan.
Prince Philip in Print
Magazines and newspapers around the world published Karsh photographs upon the announcement of Prince Philip’s death earlier this month.
Elizabeth II
Great Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, Elizabeth II, is 95 today.
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer was a German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, in 1947.
Bernard Madoff, 1938-2021
Bernard Madoff has died aged 82.
Canada’s Storytellers
“Canada’s Storytellers: the Governor General’s Literary Award Laureates” is out now from University of Ottawa Press.
Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright died on this day, April 9, in 1959.
Prince Philip, 1921-2021
Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died.
Gregory Peck
On this day in 1963, Gregory Peck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Mikhail Gorbachev
Rare special permission was granted to editor Michael Karlen to create a color version of a black and white portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev.
James Watson
American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist James Watson was born on this day in 1928.
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill’s “Happy End”. Comedy with music, in three acts.
Pope John Paul II
On this day, April 2, in 2005, John Paul II died at his home in the Vatican.
Gordie Howe
Professional Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe was born on March 31, 1928.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin, the Russian pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, died at just 34 years old on March 27, in 1968.
Gloria Steinem
Feminist, journalist, and social political activist Gloria Steinem was born on this day, March 25, in 1934.
Elizabeth Taylor
“Look who I have with me,” she cried triumphantly, “Michael Karsh Taylor!”