Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt was born on this day, October 11, in 1884.
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Atlas Steel
This image is published in the Chipstone Foundation’s quarterly magazine.
Clement Attlee
Attlee was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951.
Bernard Madoff
Madoff was photographed on this day, October 3, in 1988.
Groucho Marx
Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx was born on this day, October 2, in 1890.
Thurgood Marshall
President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Elie Wiesel
“In his book-lined study, I found an erudite storyteller.”
Barbara Walters
Walters was a working journalist from 1952 until 2015.
Churchill Returns to Canada
The handing-over ceremony took place at the Embassy of Canada in Rome.
Sophia Loren
Happy birthday Sophia Loren – 90 today!
Marguerite Yourcenar
Yourcenar was a French novelist and essayist.
Stolen Churchill Photograph Found
The Ottawa Police Service has found the stolen Churchill photograph.
Lenore Tawney
“Tawney is on the precipice of long-overdue recognition.”
Perry T. Rathbone
“Busy all day with the greatest living portrait photographer, Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa.”
Bell Island
In the early 1950s, Karsh took an assignment from Maclean’s magazine to photograph cities across Canada.
Barnett Newman
Newman is regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism.
Alain Delon, 1935-2024
French actor and producer Alain Delon has died.
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair kicked off today, August 15, in 1969.
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899.
Lauren Bacall
American actress Lauren Bacall died on this day, August 12, in 2014.
Queen Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948.
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong was born on this day, August 5, in 1930.
Newfoundland
“In the faces of the people, Karsh captures the rugged character of the land.”
Jacqueline Kennedy
“Widowhood and adversity had not yet touched the glamorous young wife of the handsome Senator from Massachusetts.”
George Bernard Shaw
“He said I might make a good picture of him…”
Samuel Bronfman
Bronfman was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Canadian Bronfman family.
Charles Joseph Clark
Clark is a Canadian businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada.
Roppeita Kita
“At ninety-plus, when I photographed him, he was one of the greatest actors of the Noh drama.”
Katharine Graham
Graham was an American newspaper publisher.
Yul Brynner
The Russian-born actor was born on this day, July 11, in 1920.
Betty Ford
Ford was photographed by Karsh during a Sitting with her husband in 1977.
Pablo Picasso
“The maestro’s villa was a photographer’s nightmare.”
Helen Keller
“When we met, she placed her marvelously sensitive fingers on my face.”
Portia White
White was a Canadian contralto.
One True Podcast
One True Podcast delves into all things related to Hemingway, his work, and his world.
Thomas J. Watson
Watson died on this day, June 19, in 1956.
Nelson Mandela
Mandela was photographed by Karsh in Ottawa on this day in 1990.
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lartigue was born on this day, June 13, in 1894.
Albert Camus
Camus was a French philosopher, author and journalist.
William Anders, 1933-2024
The Air Force major general, electrical and nuclear engineer and NASA astronaut, has died.