Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

Yousuf Karsh and Ronald Reagan

Yousuf Karsh photographing Ronald Reagan, 1982, (detail) by Fackelman, courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum has digitized a series of contact sheets showing Karsh’s visit to the White House to photograph the President in January, 1982, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the work that went into producing these photographs.

Ronald Reagan, 1982
Ronald Reagan, 1982
Yousuf Karsh photographing Ronald Reagan, 1982 by Fitz-Patrick, courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
Yousuf Karsh with Estrellita Karsh and Ronald Reagan, 1982 by Fitz-Gerald, courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Reagan was also photographed in 1969 as Governor of the State of California, and in 1980 as President-Elect.

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