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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Gian Carlo Menotti
Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti was born on this day, July 7, in 1911.
Leslie Caron
French-American actress and dancer Leslie Caron was born on this day, July 1, in 1931.
The New Deal
Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said today his country needs a “Rooseveltian” approach to the economy following the coronavirus pandemic.
Milton Glaser, 1929-2020
Beloved American graphic designer Milton Glaser has died.
Sergei Khrushchev, 1935-2020
Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, has died.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten was born on June 25, 1900.
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
“Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President” focuses on the role popular music played when the former president ran for the White House.
Judy Garland
American actress, singer, and dancer Judy Garland died on this day, June 22, in 1969.
Megerditch Tarakdjian
One of Megerditch Tarakdjian’s works is a monument to Yousuf Karsh.
Nelson Mandela
On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela Nelson began a 27 year jail sentence.
John F. Kennedy Civil Rights Address
On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech declaring segregation as morally wrong.
Prince Philip
99th birthday greetings to the United Kingdom’s Prince Philip.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Surrounded at Taliesin West by twenty-three of his apprentices, the founder of organic architecture brandished a cigarette he would later sheepishly cut out of his portraits.
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy addressed his supporters in Los Angeles shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, and upon leaving the address, he was shot three times.
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali died on this day, June 3, in 2016.
Henry Schachte
“My internet searches brought me to Mr. Karsh’s website, and the listing for my great grandfather’s sitting.”
Vittorio De Sica
Representing the last of pre-lockdown scanning we bring you Italian director and actor Vittorio De Sica.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was born on this day, May 29, in 1917.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru died on this day, May 27, in 1964.
Roddy McDowall
Karsh photographed on some Hollywood movie sets in the 1960s and ’70s.
Andrei Sakharov
Russian nuclear physicist, dissident, Nobel laureate, and activist for disarmament, peace and human rights, Andrei Sakharov was born on this day in 1921.
Jacqueline Kennedy
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died on this day, May 19, in 1994.
Lammot du Pont II
Freshly digitized, Lammot du Pont II was an American businessman who was the head of the du Pont family company.
Lilian Levine
The Ottawa Jewish Archives shared this fabulous portrait from their collection.
Henry Kissinger
This portrait of Henry Kissinger illustrates a book review in this week’s “New Yorker”.
VE Day
May 8, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
The Political Thought of John Updike
“The Moderate Imagination: The Political Thought of John Updike and the Decline of New Deal Liberalism” is out now.
One True Podcast
One True Podcast delves into all things related to Hemingway, his work, and his world.
Audrey Hepburn
The beloved British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn was born on this day, May 4, in 1929.
Inspire Like Churchill
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the International Churchill Society has launched a global competition inspired by the famous speeches of Britain’s wartime Prime Minister.
Sir Thomas Beecham
English conductor and impresario Thomas Beecham was born on this day, April 29, in 1879.
Loma Mulvihill and Richard Jones
We heard an extraordinary story from a relative of two people who were photographed by Yousuf Karsh in the 1940s.
Justice Tom C. Clark
Thomas Campbell Clark was an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
McGeorge Bundy
“Mac” Bundy served as United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Barbara Walters
American broadcast journalist Barbara Walters became the first female nightly network news anchor on this day in 1974.
Queen Elizabeth II
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 94th birthday today, April 21.
Joan Miró
Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist Joan Miró was born on this day, April 20, in 1893.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, in 1947.
The Grapes of Wrath
April 14 marks the anniversary of the first publication of John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel “The Grapes of Wrath.”