Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was born on this day, May 7, in 1892.
Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was born on this day, May 7, in 1892.
“They had as wonderful a time with me as their willing and hapless victim as I did relishing their antics.”
Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female prime minister on this day, May 4, in 1979.
“You know, Mr. Karsh, the one that I would like you to photograph is not myself so much as my faithful aide.”
Astronaut Michael Collins has died.
Dogū are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period of prehistoric Japan.
Magazines and newspapers around the world published Karsh photographs upon the announcement of Prince Philip’s death earlier this month.
Great Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, Elizabeth II, is 95 today.
Konrad Adenauer was a German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963.
Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, in 1947.
Bernard Madoff has died aged 82.
“Canada’s Storytellers: the Governor General’s Literary Award Laureates” is out now from University of Ottawa Press.
American architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright died on this day, April 9, in 1959.
Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died.
On this day in 1963, Gregory Peck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Rare special permission was granted to editor Michael Karlen to create a color version of a black and white portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev.
American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist James Watson was born on this day in 1928.
Kurt Weill’s “Happy End”. Comedy with music, in three acts.
On this day, April 2, in 2005, John Paul II died at his home in the Vatican.
Professional Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe was born on March 31, 1928.
Yuri Gagarin, the Russian pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, died at just 34 years old on March 27, in 1968.
Feminist, journalist, and social political activist Gloria Steinem was born on this day, March 25, in 1934.
“Look who I have with me,” she cried triumphantly, “Michael Karsh Taylor!”
91st birthday wishes today, March 22, to the one and only Stephen Sondheim.
Josef Albers was a German-born artist and educator, born on March 19, 1888.
Photographed towards the end of Mr. Karsh’s career, the “American Legends” series included more than 50 great names.
The photograph, from 1940, was a “family scandal” due to her bare shoulders.
German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was born on March 14, in 1879.
We are very pleased to announce our partnership with the creators of the new three-part, six-hour series “Hemingway.”
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov was born on this day, March 9, in 1890.
This portrait of Joan Crawford with one of her poodles has been freshly added to the website.
“Manners, Morals, and Medical Care – How to be an Effective Physician” has just been published by Springer.
Karsh photographed Arthur Miller for Karsh’s 1992 book “American Legends.”
Linus Pauling, born February 28, 1901, was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator.
Corazon Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to hold that office.
American playwright Tennessee Williams died on February 25, in 1983.
On February 24, 2008, after nearly 50 years in power, Fidel Castro retired as President of Cuba.
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the first mass inoculation against polio with the Jonas Salk vaccine.
Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist and one of the “fathers of the atomic bomb”, died on this day, February 18, in 1967.
American magazine Newsweek launched on February 17, in 1933.