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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Lenore Tawney
“Tawney is on the precipice of long-overdue recognition.”
Perry T. Rathbone
“Busy all day with the greatest living portrait photographer, Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa.”
Bell Island
In the early 1950s, Karsh took an assignment from Maclean’s magazine to photograph cities across Canada.
Barnett Newman
Newman is regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism.
Alain Delon, 1935-2024
French actor and producer Alain Delon has died.
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair kicked off today, August 15, in 1969.
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899.
Lauren Bacall
American actress Lauren Bacall died on this day, August 12, in 2014.
Queen Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948.
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong was born on this day, August 5, in 1930.
Newfoundland
“In the faces of the people, Karsh captures the rugged character of the land.”
Jacqueline Kennedy
“Widowhood and adversity had not yet touched the glamorous young wife of the handsome Senator from Massachusetts.”
George Bernard Shaw
“He said I might make a good picture of him…”
Samuel Bronfman
Bronfman was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Canadian Bronfman family.
Charles Joseph Clark
Clark is a Canadian businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada.
Roppeita Kita
“At ninety-plus, when I photographed him, he was one of the greatest actors of the Noh drama.”
Katharine Graham
Graham was an American newspaper publisher.
Yul Brynner
The Russian-born actor was born on this day, July 11, in 1920.
Betty Ford
Ford was photographed by Karsh during a Sitting with her husband in 1977.
Pablo Picasso
“The maestro’s villa was a photographer’s nightmare.”
Helen Keller
“When we met, she placed her marvelously sensitive fingers on my face.”
Portia White
White was a Canadian contralto.
One True Podcast
One True Podcast delves into all things related to Hemingway, his work, and his world.
Thomas J. Watson
Watson died on this day, June 19, in 1956.
Nelson Mandela
Mandela was photographed by Karsh in Ottawa on this day in 1990.
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lartigue was born on this day, June 13, in 1894.
Albert Camus
Camus was a French philosopher, author and journalist.
William Anders, 1933-2024
The Air Force major general, electrical and nuclear engineer and NASA astronaut, has died.
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
The South African surgeon who performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant.
Dr. Ida Rolf
Rolf was a biochemist and the creator of the practice of Structural Integration.
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was born on this day, May 29, in 1917.
Tom Wolfe
Wolfe was an American author and journalist.
Harry S. Truman
Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, from 1945 to 1953.
Josip Broz Tito
Tito was born on this day, May 7, in 1892.
City of Straws
On May 1, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicated New York City’s Empire State Building.
Zubin Mehta
Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936.
I. M. Pei
Pei was born on this day, April 26, in 1917.
William Brennan
Brennan was an American lawyer and jurist.
Vincent Massey
Massey was Canadian politician and diplomat.