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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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.
Dr. Helen Taussig
Dr. Taussig was photographed in 1975, as Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Edna Doriot
Doriot was the head of the French Library at Harvard Business School.
Georges Doriot
Doriot was a French-American known for his prolific careers in military, academics, business and education.
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower died on this day, March 28, in 1969.
Gloria Steinem
Steinem was born on this day, March 25, in 1934.
Johan Helders
Helders contemplates one of his own photographs.
Jean-Paul Riopelle
“GeoMinute: Jean-Paul Riopelle, abstract influencer” closes with this portrait of Riopelle in his studio.
Lilly Daché
Daché was a French-born American milliner and fashion merchandiser.
John Enders
Enders was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all.
Walter Annenberg
Annenberg was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat.
Anna Magnani
Magnani was born on this day, March 7, in 1908.
Laurence Tisch
Tisch was an American businessman, investor and billionaire.
The Karsh Award
Ottawa City Council established the Karsh Award in 2003.
Brian Mulroney, 1939-2024
Mulroney served as the 18th prime minister of Canada.
James Watson
Watson was photographed in 1990 for Karsh’s book “American Legends.”
Andy Warhol
Warhol died on this day, February 22, in 1987.
Peggy Cummins
Cummins was an actress best known for her performance in “Gun Crazy.”
John Glenn
February marks the anniversary of John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth.
Gina Lollobrigida
Lollobrigida was photographed on this day in 1958.
Charles Schulz
“He presented me with America’s favorite beagle, a tiny velvet Snoopy, as a gift to my wife.”
Edward R. Murrow
Murrow was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Museum included our portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt and Nelson Mandela in their inaugural exhibition.
Pablo Casals
“In the Abbey de Cuxa in Prades, I spent several glorious hours with the master of the cello.”
The U.S. Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court first assembled on February 1, 1790.
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist.
Edmond Safra
Safra was a Lebanese-Brazilian banker and philanthropist.
Norman Jewison, 1926-2024
“There is a delightful boyishness about him.”
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States.
Estrellita Karsh
Estrellita Karsh celebrates her birthday today.
Marilyn Horne
The American mezzo-soprano opera singer was born on this day in 1934.
Dr. Martin Luther King
“What emerged in my mind” was the dedication of the man and his clear vision of ultimate victory.”
Edmund Hillary
The mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist Edmund Hillary died on this day in 2008.
Serge Poliakoff
Poliakoff was a Russian-born French modernist painter.
Cornell Capa
Capa founded the International Center of Photography in 1974.
Happy New Year
Happy new year from all of us at the Karsh archives.