Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh on British Five Pound Note
We are pleased to announce that the Bank of England chose Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh to appear on the front of its all-new polymer banknote.
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The Crown
Netflix series “The Crown” is proving to be one of the most successful and most “binge-watched” series of all time. Naturally, Mr. Karsh photographed many of the people who are portrayed in the show.
János Hugo Bruno “Hans” Selye
Dr. Hans Selye was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist known for demonstrating the existence of biological stress.
Karsh Scavenger Hunt
Who headed the United Mine Workers of America?
Lost Taussigs: The Consequences of Gender Discrimination in Medicine
We recently heard from a one-time medical student at Johns Hopkins. The gentleman said he happened to be present the day the portrait of Dr. Taussig was taken.
Glenn Gould at the Embassy of Canada, Moscow
On the occasion of Canada Day 2018, the Embassy of Canada in Moscow was honoured to celebrate the enduring cultural legacies of internationally renowned Canadian portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh and legendary Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould.
“American Portraits” in Dayton, Ohio
On June 23, 2018, the Dayton Art Institute unveiled “Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits,” on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Better Photography: Great Masters
India’s “Better Photography” is the leading photography magazine in India and South Asia. June’s issue features the work of Yousuf Karsh.
Charles Rado
The Rapho photographic agency was founded in Paris in 1933 by Charles Rado, a Hungarian immigrant. Rapho initially represented the small group of Hungarian friends and refugee photographers Brassaï, Nora Dumas, Ergy Landau and Ylla.
“We Met in Paris”
Joan E. Howard is the director of Petite Plaisance, the former home of Marguerite Yourcenar and Grace Frick. Available now in hardcover and digital download from University of Missouri Press is Howard’s latest book, “We Met in Paris” Grace Frick and Her Life with Marguerite Yourcenar.
Guggenheim Museum Presents Giacometti
From June 8 to September 12, 2018, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents the work of the Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) – the first major museum exhibition in the United States in more than 15 years dedicated to the Swiss-born artist.
Robert F. Kennedy
On this day, June 6, in 1968, 42 year-old presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot dead in Los Angeles. He had just won the California presidential primaries in the 1968 election.
Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms
“Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms” opened at the New-York Historical Society this week and is the first internationally touring exhibition devoted to Rockwell’s iconic depictions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms. This 1956 portrait by Karsh hangs at the very start of the exhibition.
Sir Edmund Hillary
On this day, May 29, in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first recorded climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Star Wars
On this day, May 25, in 1977, the film Star Wars was released in American movie theaters.
Relentless: The Stories Behind the Photographs of Neil Leifer
Neil Leifer shared his story with a mesmerized audience at the eleventh Karsh Lecture in Photography.
William Schwartz, 1933-2017
We recently learned of the passing of Dean William Schwartz, of Boston University School of Law. Dean Schwartz served as professor of law at the school for more than 30 years.
Earl Warren: Brown v. Board of Education
“…the extent to which we maintain the spirit of our constitution with its Bill of Rights, will in the long run do more to make it both secure and the object of adulation than the number of hydrogen bombs we stockpile.”
Douglas Cardinal
Douglas Cardinal is a Canadian architect based in Ottawa, Canada. He is still practicing, and his firm was recently in touch about using a portrait.
Tom Wolfe, 1930-2018
American author, journalist, and “unabashed contrarian” Tom Wolfe has died, aged 88.
Coronation of George VI
On this day, May 12, in 1937, George VI was crowned King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. In 1939, King George became the first British monarch to visit America and Canada.
Nelson Mandela Becomes President
On this day, May 10, in 1994, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was sworn in as the first black president of South Africa.
Laurence J. Cuelenaere, Shruti Paladagu, and Paulina MacNeil are the 2018 Karsh Prize Winners
2018 marked the 21st anniversary of the Karsh photography prize for students of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader, Josip Broz, died on this day, May 4, in 1980.
Jonas Salk
On this day, April 26, in 1954, Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began field trials.
Tennessee Williams – Playwright & Painter
“Tennessee Williams – Playwright & Painter” is an exhibition featuring nine of Tennessee William’s paintings dating from the 1970s. Hanging in the gallery is an enlargement of this iconic photograph of Williams, made by Karsh in 1956.
President James Carter
93 year old President James Carter was unable to attend the funeral of First Lady Barbara Bush last week, because he and his wife, Rosalynn, were traveling.
Leonard Bernstein
2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist.
Canada Post Celebrates 65th Anniversary of Queen’s Coronation
Canada Post’s latest stamp features a portrait of then-Princess Elizabeth months before her accession to the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Last Corgi Dies
Sad news from The Palace that the Queen’s last remaining corgi, Willow, has passed on.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
On this day, April 18, in 1956, American actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.
“The animated movie star welcomed me to her New York apartment in blue jeans, with her hair in curlers!”
Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography
Our friend and colleague Julia Van Haaften, founding curator of the New York Public Library’s photography collection, has released her in-depth biography Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography.
Giacometti: Final Portrait
Having debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017, director Stanley Tucci’s biopic of Alberto Giacometti, “Final Portrait,” is now on wide release.
Yukio Ozaki’s Cherry Blossoms
Each year at this time, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates the 1912 gift to the city of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo.
Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial
On Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson performed a free open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. She sang before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions.
Picasso: Genius
The National Geographic television channel will release a second season of its biographical “Genius” series on April 24th, 2018. Pablo Picasso is played by Antonio Banderas.
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was assassinated on this day, April 4, in 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared April 7 a national day of mourning for the civil rights leader.
Pope John Paul II
On this day, April 2, in 2005, John Paul II died at his home in the Vatican.
Joan Baez: Whistle Down the Wind
Joan Baez announced that she is releasing her final studio album, “Whistle Down the Wind”, and hitting the road for the last time, on an eight-month tour.
“Karsh is History” at AIPAD
For the second year at the AIPAD Photography Show there will be a program of photographer documentaries, shorts and features, curated by award-winning filmmaker Mary Engel.
“American Portraits” Traveling Exhibition
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. launched their “Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits” exhibition in 2014 in celebration of a major gift to its collection of around 100 Karsh photographs. The exhibition is now traveling the United States.