Elie Wiesel
Wiesel “retained a bittersweet sense of life and placed it in the service of worldwide peace and human rights.”
News & Stories
Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Stamps
Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing special stamps in memory of Queen Elizabeth.
“A Singular Friendship”
Last week our colleagues at Library and Archives Canada held a discussion about the relationship between Karsh and King.
Isaac Stern
American violinist Isaac Stern died on this day in 2001.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Another “photographed on this day” post, featuring the one and only Marguerite Yourcenar.
Edith Fenton
A relative of Miss Fenton kindly shared her portrait, and her impressive story.
John and Jacqueline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on this day in 1953.
Elizabeth II, 1926-2022
Britain’s longest-serving monarch has died.
Gina Lollobrigida
Lollobrigida has just announced that she will run for the Italian Senate next month.
Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022
Russian and former Soviet politician Mikhail Gorbachev has died.
Ingrid Bergman
Bergman died on this day, August 29, in 1982.
Winston Churchill Print Stolen
Last week it came to light that a print of Winston Churchill had been stolen.
Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein died on August 23, 1960.
Philippe-Guy E. Woog
Woog was an award-winning photographer, and inventor of the first electric toothbrush.
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 1954, saw the launch of “Sports Illustrated” magazine.
Woodstock
Karsh photographed two musical artists who performed at the festival in 1969.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
“I am a marvelous housekeeper: Every time I leave a man I keep his house.”
Cristina Pucci
There is very little information available about Pucci’s wife on the Web.
Arthur Goldberg
Arthur Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist.
J. Arthur Rank
Rank was a highly successful British industrialist.
The Karsh Family
Karsh’s records show 46 sittings that took place on August 1sts between 1933 to 1993.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld was born on this day, July 29, in 1905.
“Ottawa Art & Artists”
Art Canada Institute has published a new book that explores and celebrates the cultural and artistic legacy of Ottawa.
George Bernard Shaw
“The old man peered at me quizzically to see if I appreciated his little joke.”
Baruj Benacerraf
Baruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-American immunologist.
Ernest Hemingway
The American novelist and journalist was born on this day, July 21, in 1899.
Neil Armstrong
At 10:56 p.m. EDT, July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.
“The Lesson”
“The photographic vignette was to be its own little drama.”
Nelson Mandela
On this day, July 18, in 1918, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born.
Opening Night Concert
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier21 held a concert for the opening night of “The World of Yousuf Karsh” exhibition.
Garth Drabinsky
The first in a new series of people who were photographed “on this day.”
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller was born on this day, July 8, in 1908.
“History-Makers Through Karsh’s Lens”
The “Times West Virginian” has a wonderful write-up about the exhibition “The World of Yousuf Karsh.”
Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior
A new exhibition has opened at the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens in Washington, D.C.
Wanda Landowska
Wanda Landowska was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist.
Leslie Caron
French-American actress and dancer Leslie Caron was born on this day, July 1, in 1931.
Slim Pickens
Louis Burton Lindley Jr., better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was born on this day, June 29, in 1919.
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy was a major figure in French Canadian literature.
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani was the first non-native-English speaking woman ever to win an Oscar.
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation.