Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet politician Leonid Brezhnev died on this day, November 10, in 1982.
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Vivien Leigh
Academy Award-winning British stage and film actress Vivien Leigh was born on this day, November 5, in 1913.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
We have been pleased to work closely with the Eisenhower Memorial Commission since 2012.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton was born on this day, October 26, in 1947.
Voices of Change
Our colleagues at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art in Montgomery, Alabama, have put together this wonderful art walk around Newell Lake.
Nobel Peace Prize
On October 16, in 1993, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were jointly named Nobel Peace Prize winners.
The U.S. Supreme Court
On this day, October 13, in 1932, President Herbert Hoover and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Supreme Court building.
John Steinbeck
A new biography of John Steinbeck features this portrait as the frontispiece.
Elixir
“In the 1930s, I enjoyed experimenting with optics and Surrealism.”
Kennedy and Nixon Debate
On October 7, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their second debate, focusing on foreign policy and in particular the Cold War.
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was officially sworn in to the nation’s highest court at the opening ceremony of the Supreme Court term on October 2, 1967.
City of Straws
“Before I realized it, I was evolving my own interpretation and just the upper structure of a great and ephemeral metropolis.”
Anita Ekberg
“The smorgasbord was already lavishly spread on the table of Anita Ekberg’s California home when I arrived.”
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.
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.
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.
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.