Yousuf Karsh - Wikipedia
WEBYousuf Karsh, CC RCA FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
A Gallery Overview of Portraits – Yousuf Karsh
WEBDuring his career he held 15,312 sittings, produced over 250,000 negatives, and left an indelible artistic and historic record of the men and women who shaped the twentieth century. Karsh’s portraits of many of those who sat before his camera are the definitive images that we remember.
Yousuf Karsh – Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th …
WEBYousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
Photographs – Yousuf Karsh
WEBYousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century. Selected Archive. During his career, Karsh held 15,312 sittings and produced more than 370,000 negatives. This Selected Archive contains a fraction of photographs from his body of work. As you type, the search bar below returns subjects’ names from this Selected Archive only.
Yousuf Karsh | Armenian-Canadian Portrait Photographer
WEB4 days ago · Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian Canadian photographer known for his portraits of important and famous men and women of politics, Hollywood, and the arts, from Albert Einstein and Sir Winston Churchill to Walt Disney and Grace Kelly.
Yousuf Karsh: The Master of Portrait Photography - Photogpedia
WEBMar 13, 2021 · Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh is considered one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. Karsh’s portraits are easily recognizable for their bold and theatrical use of lighting, closely cropped composition, and his uncanny ability to reveal the inner-self of his subjects.
Tales of a Historic Career: Yousuf Karsh - National Portrait Gallery
WEBYousuf Karsh was a patient photographer. He took his time in order to make his subjects comfortable, easing them out of their shells to capture their true personalities. Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, describes Karsh’s photographs as both revealing and respectful.
Yousuf Karsh - MoMA
WEBYousuf Karsh, FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee.
Yousuf Karsh Photographer Spotlight: 15 Great Portraits - TIME
WEBMar 18, 2015 · The photograph that launched the career of one of the 20th century’s great portrait photographers is just one of more than 15,000 Karsh took of world leaders, artists and scientists—more than...
Yousuf Karsh: Capturing the Souls of Icons Through the Lens
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Yousuf Karsh [1908 – 2002] was an Armenian-Canadian photographer who captured the essence of 20th-century greatness through his portraits of iconic figures. Born in Ottoman, Armenia, he fled persecution as a child and eventually settled in Canada, where his uncle ignited his passion for photography.
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