The Charter of the United Nations
In 1945, Karsh was sent by LIFE to photograph the delegates at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, which included Vyacheslav Molotov.
News & Stories
Milton Glaser
American graphic designer Milton Glaser was born on this day, June 26, in 1929. He is most well known for the logo “I Love New York”
Pablo Picasso
On June 24, in 1901, Pablo Picasso had his first exhibition in Paris, “Yo Picasso” (I Picasso) at the Galerie Vollard.
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was born on this day, June 21, in 1953. She was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation.
Queen Elizabeth at London Fashion Week
A model walked the runway with a headpiece adorned with images of Elizabeth II during the pushBUTTON fashion show at London Fashion Week.
Igor Stravinsky
Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor Igor Stravinsky was born on this day, June 17, in 1882.
Thurgood Marshall
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court on this day, in 1967.
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden was born on this day, June 12, in 1897. He became Prime Minister of Great Britain after Winston Churchill’s resignation in 1955.
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau was born on this day, June 11, in 1910. Karsh photographed Cousteau and his two sons, Jean-Michel and Philippe.
Kurt Vonnegut
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library “champions the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, teacher, and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut.
Sir Edmund Hillary
On this day, May 29, in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first recorded climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Art Gallery of Windsor’s Portrait of the Region
The Art Gallery of Windsor’s summer exhibition features 20 artists from the Permanent Collection, showcasing 73 works.
Herman Wouk, 1915-2019
Herman Wouk was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) which won the Pulitzer Prize.
Earl Warren: Brown v. Board of Education
“…the extent to which we maintain the spirit of our constitution with its Bill of Rights, will in the long run do more to make it both secure and the object of adulation than the number of hydrogen bombs we stockpile.”
I. M. Pei, 1917-2019
Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming “I. M.” Pei has died.
Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps
“Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan” by Buchan’s granddaughter, Ursula Buchan, is out now from Bloomsbury UK.
Diego Galbadon, Elizabeth LaPides and Nolan Weinschenk are the 2019 Karsh Prize Winners
The 22nd annual Karsh Prize for photography students of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was awarded last month.
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was born on this day, May 9, in 1884. He was the 33rd president of the United States.
Edwin Land
Edwin Herbert Land was born on this day, May 7, in 1909. He is best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation.
The Queen’s Eighth Great-Grandchild is Born
It’s a boy!
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover died on this day, May 2, in 1972. He was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States.
Notre Dame de Namur University Chapel
Taking his place on a banner at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., representing the University’s core value of Justice.
New York World’s Fair
David Sarnoff, then president of RCA, chose to introduce television to the mass public at the RCA pavilion.
Zubin Mehta
Conductor Zubin Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936.
Studio 54
New York’s notorious nightclub, Studio 54, opened on this day, April 26, in 1977. Rudolph Nureyev was a regular.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on this day, April 21, in 1926.
Bernard Baruch
American financier, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant Bernard Baruch coined the term “Cold War” on this day, April 16, in 1947
Musee Christian Dior
The Christian Dior museum is one of the only Museums of France dedicated to a couturier.
Yuri Gagarin
On this day, April 12, in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
F. E. L. Coombs
Diane Coombs, a former journalist, learned that her grandfather, the late F. E. L. Coombs, had been photographed by Karsh.
Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial
At the urging of Eleanor Roosevelt, Harold Ickes permitted Marian Anderson to perform at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was born on this day, April 8, in 1920.
Margaret Thatcher
Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, died on this day, April 8, in 2013.
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston died on this day, April 5, in 2008.
The Marshall Plan
On this day, April 3, in 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan, named after General George C. Marshall.
William A. Burden
William A. M. Burden was Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air in 1943.
Ernest Hemingway Restoration Center
A restoration centre to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway has opened in Cuba.
Pyramide du Louvre
I. M. Pei’s glass and metal pyramid, the Pyramide du Louvre, is thirty years old.
The King and I
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I premiered on this day, March 29, in 1951, at Broadway’s St. James Theatre.
“Loonshots”
Physicist Safi Bahcall’s new book “Loonshots” reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior and the challenges of nurturing radical breakthroughs.