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 Sitter's Name

sitting #
date
Name
Role, Location, Notes
8932
Jul 19 1943

Mr. Paul Martin

Parliamentary Assistant to Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour
14819
Sep 17 1986

Dr. Samuel P. Martin

Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus. Director, Clinical Scholars Program
8982
Sep 12 1943

M. Jan Masaryk

Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia
For LIFE Magazine
9527
May 4 1945

M. Jan Masaryk

Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia
10397
Nov 23 1949

George W. Mason Esq.

President & Chairman, Nash-Kelvinator Corp.
For Esquire Magazine
13454
Apr 3 1973

Mr. Frank Massi

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hearst Corporation
10176
Jun 19 1948

Dr. A. T. Mathers

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Medical School, Winniped, Manitoba
Deans of Medicine of Canadian Universities. For Charles E. Frosst Company
10519
Nov 2 1950

Francis P. Matthews

Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
For Parade Magazine, through PIX
13950
Jul 1 1977

Karin Mawson

Dancer - in rehearsal. National Ballet of Canada
For National Ballet of Canada project
15201
Jul 5 1990

Dr. Arthur W. May

President, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council
10957
Dec 12 1953

Vince Mazza

Football player. Hamilton Tiger Cat
For Maclean’s
9895
Feb 24 1947

Ettore Mazzoleni Esq.

Principal of the Toronto Conservatory. Associate Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
11379
Jul 30 1956

St. Clair McCabe

General Manager, Thompson Newspapers, Toronto
For Weekend Magazine
13915
Jul 7 1977

Mr. Morgan McCammon QC

The Molson Companies Limited
Photographed for the Brewers Assoc. of Canada
14654
May 7 1985

Mr. Jack McClelland

One of group photographed together for Apple Canada, Inc. Including Charles Templeton, Ben Wicks, Harold Towne, Veronica Tennant, Margaret Atwood
9203
May 4 1944

Mr. John J. McCloy

Assistant Secretary of War, Washington, D.C.
For LIFE Magazine
13439
Feb 19 1973

Mr. Brooks McCormick

President and Chief Executive Officer International Harvester Company
13545
Nov 21 1973

Sir Alex F. McDonald

The Distillers Company Ltd. London, England
For Canada Trust Annual Report, 1973
13671
Jan 7 1975

Mr. Donald J. McDougall

President, Labatt Breweries of Canada, Limited
Photographed for The Brewers’ Association of Canada as Chairman of the Government Committee of the Brewers’ Assoc. of Canada
12696
Oct 26 1966

Mr. W. G. McDowell

Principal, Central Peel Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario
13890
Mar 11 1977

Mr. Maitland H. McElroy

Retiring Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Royal Ottawa Hospital
For Royal Ottawa Hospital
4526
Jan 22 1938

Miss Jean McGregor

High School of Commerce, with Audrey Mitchell and Audrey Burnette
4526
Jan 22 1938

Miss Jean McGregor

High School of Commerce, with Audrey Mitchell and Audrey Burnette
9914
Apr 11 1947

Mr. John J. McHale

President & General Manager, Scott & McHale Ltd. Perth Shoe Company
10178
Jun 19 1948

Dr. J. F. McIntosh

Secretary of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Deans of Medicine of Canadian Universities. For Charles E. Frosst Company
13968
Nov 7 1977

David L. McIntyre

With Mr L. McIntyre (Father), Mr. James McIntyre (brother) Fremont Indemnity Company
13967
Nov 7 1977

Mr. L. McIntyre

Chairman of the Board, Fremont Indemnity Company
10859
Mar 3 1953

Douglas McKay

Secretary to the interior, USA
Through PIX Publishing
9470
Feb 10 1945

Miss Margaret McKenzie

Secretary to Undersecretary of State for External Affairs (Norman Robertson)
13905
May 24 1977

Mr. W. R. McLain

Kusan, Inc., subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corp.
14036
Aug 29 1978

Mr. Don McLean

Arranged by Herbert S. Gart Management Inc.
13610
Apr 6 1974

Marshall McLuhan

Originally made for Polaroid’s 105 film and to be published in CAMERA magazine
13542
Nov 13 1973

Mr. N. D. McMillan

Mr. J. Station and Mr. N. D. McMillan, representing Canada Trust; Mr. J. B. Cotsworth and Mr. Price, representing Pan Ocean Oil Co.
For Canada Trust Annual Report, 1973
13745
Sep 18 1975

Mr. Paul McMullan

Chairman of the Board, First Mississippi National Bank
14091
Dec 8 1978

John F. McNair III

Wachovia Corporation Group of three sitting: Mr J. Scott Cramer, Mr. Hans W. Wander
For Annual Report
12343
Feb 3 1964

Walter J. McNerney

President, International Blue Cross
Northwestern Mutual sitting
9150
Mar 29 1944

Mr. Paul V. McNutt

Administrator, Federal Security Agency; Chairman, War Manpower Commission
For LIFE Magazine
14386
Jun 10 1982

Medea

Actresses from the play. Judith Anderson and Zoe Caldwell in costume for parts in Medea. photographed together and individually
For LIFE Magazine
12395
Jun 9 1964

Dr. Erik Mende

Federal Minister for All-German Questions
10472
May 22 1950

Dr. Paul Merica

Executive Vice President, International Nickel Company of Canada
Through PIX Publishing
13622
Jun 20 1974

Miss Dina Merrill

Actress
Photographs taken for Town & Country Magazine “Have your Portrait Done” feature
12926
Sep 24 1968

Dr. Arthur Metcalf

Executive Vice President, Electronics Corporation of America
12201
Mar 1 1963

Jean Metcalfe

Radio Broadcaster
For “Woman” through Tom Blau
13537
Nov 6 1973

Mr. Dennie Meyer

For Canada Trust Annual Report, 1973 to represent estate planning by Canada Trust
5558
Jun 29 1939

Michaud

Family group photo
12291
Oct 11 1963

Dr. Ade T. Milhorat

Chairman of Advisory Board, Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America
12195
Mar 1 1963

K. Milinair

For Sunday Pictorial, London, through Tom Blau
4386
Nov 27 1937

Mr. Miller

Together and separate, Mrs. Miller
13685
Feb 14 1975

Ann Miller

Actress and Singer
For Esquire magazine
15180
Apr 3 1990

Arthur Miller

For “American Legends” series East/West Network
10786
Oct 9 1952

Herbert E. Miller

President & Managing Director, Miller Lithographic Co. Ltd.
14613
May 28 1984

John Miller

Polaroids only, in colour, taken as tests when Mr. Karsh photographed John Updike, Ken Kesey and Jayne Anne Phillips for Esquire Magazine
15257
Mar 22 1991

Dr. Leonard D. Miller

School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
12136
Jul 3 1962

Dr. Norman F. Miller

Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
12796
Oct 9 1967

Mr. Paul Miller

First Boston Corporation, New York City
For Finance Magazine
9932
May 15 1947

Mr. Frank Millington

Executive Vice President, Shoe Manufacturers’ Association of Canada. Perth Shoe Company
14077
Nov 20 1978

Mr. Paul S. Mills

Executive Vice President, American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters
13520
Oct 15 1973

Mr. Arthur Mingay

General Manager, Canada Trust. Part of dual portrait with Mr. Allyn Taylor, Chairman of the Board, Canada Trust
For Canada Trust Annual Report, 1973
13550
Oct 15 1973

Mr. Arthur Mingay

General Manager, Canada Trust.
For Canada Trust Annual Report, 1973
11789
Apr 14 1959

Mr. Albert K. Mitchell

President and General Manager, King Ranch, Albert, New Mexico
Northwestern Mutual sitting
9976
Jul 26 1947

Model

“Jimmie"
J. Walter Thompson White Owl Cigars
9530
May 7 1945

Mr. V. M. Molotov

USSR People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs
For LIFE Magazine
9728
Feb 28 1946

Mr. Pierre Monteux

Conductor, San Francisco Orchestra
J. Walter Thompson RCA
13320
Dec 13 1971

Montgomery Ward

Group photo of Edward S. Donnell, Leo Schoenhofen, Gordon R. Worley, Henry Van der Eb
Through Rapho Guillumette Pictures
11417
Oct 10 1956

Dr. G. C. Monture

Vice President, Strategic Materials, Ottawa Electric Building
14117
Mar 1 1979

Moomjian

Lisa Marie and Jennifer Carie, twin girls age 6
14113
Mar 1 1979

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Moomjian

And children, Scott (10), Michael (8), Stephen (4) & twin girls Lisa Marie and Jennifer Carie (6)
13723
Aug 18 1975

Dr. Francis Moore

Surgeon-in-Chief, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Photographed for Healers of Our Age, Portfolio II
11837
Dec 1 1959

Mr. Gene Moore

Window dresser
For House Beautiful Magazine
13183
Aug 2 1970

Henry Moore

Sculptor. With Lipchitz and Marini.
12363
Mar 17 1964

Mr. John H. Moore

President, John Labatt Ltd.
For Dominion Brewers Association
13049
Sep 18 1969

Frank Moores MP

Conservative member for Bonavista-Trinity-Conception, Newfoundland, and National Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party
10274
Jan 17 1949

W. S. Moores Esq.

Managing Director, North Eastern Fish Industries Ltd.
10359
Jul 28 1949

Lord Moran

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London, England
9672
Dec 11 1945

Miss Erica Morini

Violinist. With Dr. Désiré Defauw, Violinist and Conductor
J. Walter Thompson RCA
10498
Sep 1 1950

Harry W. Morrison Esq.

President, Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc.
For J. Walter Thompson Chicago (Northwestern Mutual account)
13869
Jan 11 1977

Dr. Kash Mostoel

Past President of International Academy of Pathology
15003
Sep 16 1988

Mother Teresa

Photographed during visit to Ottawa at Chapel, Archdiocese of Ottawa Archbishop’s Residence
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