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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Harry Truman
Truman signed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948, calling for the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Bob Hope
In 1959 and 1960, Karsh photographed more than a dozen public figures for “TV Guide.”
Clement Attlee
The results of the 1945 United Kingdom general election were declared on July 26, with Labor’s Clement Attlee winning a landslide victory.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
King was Canada’s 10th Prime Minister and served from 1921-1930, and again from 1935-1948.
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist, Edmund Hillary was born on this day, July 20, in 1919.
Stephen Leacock
With my usual impatience I jumped into the motorboat. “No, no,” Leacock shouted. “We’re going out in the canoe. I’ll paddle.”
Yousuf Karsh 1908-2002
We lost Mr. Karsh on this day, July 13, in 2002.
Gabrielle Roy
Canadian author Gabrielle Roy died on this day, July 13, in 1983.
Harold Wilson
England has not won a major football tournament since winning the World Cup in 1966, when Harold Wilson was Prime Minister.
Nelson Rockefeller
American businessman and politician Nelson Rockefeller was born on this day, July 8, in 1908.
Billie Jean King
This portrait of the American former World No. 1 professional tennis player Billie Jean King is newly added to the database.
Passport Photographs
Karsh took passport photographs in the 1930s.
Thurgood Marshall
The United States Supreme Court’s first African-American justice, Thurgood Marshall, was born on July 2, in 1908.
Dr. John P. Merrill
Dr. John P. Merrill was an American physician and medical researcher.
Canada Day
Canada Day is a federal statutory holiday which celebrates the anniversary of July 1, 1867.
Vannevar Bush
American engineer, inventor and science administrator, Vannevar Bush, died on this day, June 28, in 1974.
Juneteenth at the MMFA
The MMFA in Montgomery, Alabama, re-installed the Karsh walk for their Juneteenth celebrations.
Pablo Picasso
On June 24, in 1901, Pablo Picasso held his first major exhibition.
President Sukarno
Indonesia’s first President, Sukarno, died on this day, June 21, in 1970.
Michel Platini
Portugal’s star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken France’s Michel Platini as the record goalscorer at the European Championships.
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings was a British-born architect and furniture designer.
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.