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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Barbara Walters
Pioneering American broadcast journalist Barbara Walters was born on this day, September 25, in 1929.
MFA Boston Reopens
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, reopens this weekend, with limited capacity and timed tickets, as well as outdoor installations.
Supreme Court Justices
Mr. Karsh photographed Supreme Court justices in both the USA and Canada throughout his career.
Edward Steichen
Here is a newly uncovered frame of Edward Steichen.
Johan Helders
“I was delighted to learn that Johan Helders, the maitre d’ of the Château Laurier Hotel, shared my love of photography.”
Arnold Palmer
American golf champion Arnold “The King” Palmer was born on this day, September 10, in 1929.
Audrey Hepburn
Zabou is a French street artist based in London. She travels and paints giant portraits.
Thomas Church
Thomas Church is recognized as one of the pioneer landscape designers of Modernism in garden landscape design known as the “California Style”.
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Another new addition to this website, Sir Ernest MacMillan was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist.
Fulton J. Sheen
“Pleroma Christi” is presenting Bishop Sheen’s teachings in Spanish.
Norman Jewison
Freshly scanned from an original print is this portrait of Canadian film director, producer and actor, Norman Jewison.
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was born on this day, August 27, in 1928.
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey was an American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure.
Thomas Mann’s Hands
“There was one picture in particular that won the attention of the photographer and of his sitter: a close-up of Thomas Mann’s hands.”
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel “Lolita” was first published in the U.S. on this day, August 18, in 1958.
A. V. Alexander
An author contacted us to inquire about “Harold Alexander” for publication in his upcoming book.
Omar Bradley
On August 11, 1949, US President Harry Truman appointed Omar Bradley the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Herbert Hoover
31st president of the United States Herbert Hoover was born on August 10, in 1874.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was once advised by an art teacher to paint what he liked, which happened to be rather ordinary things.
Neil Armstrong
NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was born on this day, August 5, in 1930.
H. G. Wells
The latest series of “War Of The Worlds” will be the first UK television drama series to get cameras rolling in the pandemic era.
Lyndon B. Johnson
On July 30, 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law.
Jacqueline Kennedy
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day, July 28, in 1929.
Dr. Charles Herbert Best
As a 22-year-old medical student at the University of Toronto, Dr. Charles Herbert Best contributed to the discovery of insulin.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-American writer in Yiddish.
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern would have celebrated his centenary this year – he was born on July 21, 1920.
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist, Edmund Hillary was born on this day, July 20, in 1919.
Walter Cronkite
Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite died on this day, July 17, in 2009.
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford was born on this day, July 14, in 1913. Ford is one of the twelve US presidents – from Hoover to Clinton – who were photographed by Karsh.
Buckminster Fuller
American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist Buckminster Fuller was born 125 years ago.
Gina Lollobrigida
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida celebrated her 93rd birthday last week.
Gabrielle Roy
This stunning portrait of Canadian author Gabrielle Roy is a new addition to the online archive.
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.