Edmund Hillary
The mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist Edmund Hillary died on this day in 2008.
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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.
Churchill Copyright
We found this record of Karsh’s copyright registration for his 1941 portrait of Winston Churchill.
William O. Douglas
Douglas served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Edward VIII became the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.
Jean Sibelius
Sibelius was born on this day, December 8, in 1865.
Lenore Tawney
“Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction.”
Rosalynn Carter, 1927-2023
Carter was an American writer, activist and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States.
Benazir Bhutto
On this day in 1988, Bhutto was named Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023
The American politician, diplomat, political scientist, and geopolitical consultant has died.
Thomas Watson
The “THINK” slogan was first used by Watson in December 1911.
John F. Kennedy
Karsh had photographed Kennedy in 1957 and 1960, when JFK was the senator for Massachusetts.
Ralph Nader
Nader has a new book out called “The Rebellious CEO.”
Vittorio De Sica
De Sica was an Italian film director and actor.
Albert Camus
Camus was born on this day, November 7, in 1913.
François Mitterand
Mitterand was photographed by Karsh for “Paris Match.”
Pablo Picasso
‘He will never be here,’ the gallery owner commented, when my assistant and two hundred pounds of equipment arrived.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
“The Canadian people may never fully understand him.”
Vannevar Bush
Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator.
Russell Wright
Wright was among the most influential designers of the 20th Century.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Williams was an English composer.
George Stavropoulos
Stavropoulos was a New York fashion designer best known for his draped silk chiffon dresses and evening gowns.
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater was photographed on this day, October 2, in 1963.
Cecil B. DeMille
“Still Photographs, Publicity, and the Making of Cecil B. DeMille’s “Ten Commandments.”
Jacques Chirac
Chirac died on this day, September 26, in 2019.
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada.
Alexander Fleming
Fleming discovered Penicillin in September, 1928.
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lartigue started taking photographs when he was seven.
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey was an American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator.
Max Ernst
Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism.
Thurgood Marshall
In 1967, Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a United States Supreme Court justice.
Ingrid Bergman
Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of films, television movies, and plays.
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years.
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair kicked off today, August 15, in 1969.
Earl Athlone
His Excellency Earl Athlone was photographed on this day, August 8, in 1940.
Walter Annenberg
Annenberg was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat.
Sculptors in Italy
On August 2, 1970, Karsh was in Italy photographing several artists.
Fidel Castro
“From the three sites offered for photography, I chose a simple ceremonial room.”