Russell Wright
Wright was among the most influential designers of the 20th Century.
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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.”
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day, July 28, in 1929.
Dr. Charles Best
Dr. Best contributed to the discovery of the pancreatic hormone insulin.
Norman Rockwell
“If integrity goes, technique alone cannot save it.”
Marshall McLuhan
McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory.
Apollo 11
The Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the moon on this day, July 20, in 1969.
Augustus John
John was photographed during Karsh’s prolific trip to Europe in 1954.
Stephen Leacock
In some cases, Mr. Karsh was able to spend a good amount of time with his Sitters, which led to some intimate stories.
Laurence Olivier
The English actor and director died on this day, July 11, in 1989.
Robert Oppenheimer
“To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb”
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
In the late 1930s and 1940s Robsjohn-Gibbings was the most important decorator in America.
Jean Cocteau
Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic.
Reuben Nakian
Nakian was an American sculptor and teacher.
Edward Steichen
Steichen was photographed by Karsh on four occasions.
Billy Wilder
The Austrian-born filmmaker was born on this day, June 22, in 1906.
Harley Parker
Parker was a Canadian typographer, painter and exhibition designer
Frank Lloyd Wright
The American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator was born on this day, June 8, in 1867.
Gerald and Betty Ford
David Hume Kennerly was Chief Official White House Photographer for Gerald Ford.
Thomas Mann
Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate.
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy addressed his supporters in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968, and upon leaving the address, he was shot three times.
Justice William O. Douglas
Douglas served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Marilyn Horne
Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.