Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

Sittings

Every sitting was recorded on a card file by the Karsh studio. The cards have been transcribed and are searchable here. Some personal data has been excluded, some information corrected, and some standardizations have been made to make searching simpler, but otherwise the information you see is largely how it was originally typed. Browse or search below by name, and choose to order the sittings by number, date or name.

BY NUMBER NAME DATE

Sittings by Sitting Date

sitting #
date
Name
Role, Location, Notes
15236
Dec 7 1990

Jasper Johns

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15238
Dec 10 1990

Mr. Thomas Vail

President & Chairman, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
15242
Jan 22 1991

Geoffrey Beene

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15254
Mar 18 1991

John J. Sciarra M.D., PhD

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago
15257
Mar 22 1991

Dr. Leonard D. Miller

School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
15260
Apr 22 1991

Julie Harris

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15261
Apr 26 1991

Cesar Chavez

United Farm Workers of America
For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15262
Apr 27 1991

Dr. Jonas Salk

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
15264
Apr 29 1991

Charlton Heston

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
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