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Yousuf Karsh, CC (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was a Canadian photographer of Armenian birth, and one the world's best known portraitists of his time.
Biography
Karsh was born in Mardin, a city in the southeast region of Turkey. At the age of 14, he fled with his family to Syria to escape persecution after the Armenian Genocide six years earlier. Two years later, his parents sent Yousuf to live with his uncle George Nakash, a photographer in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Karsh attended school there briefly and assisted in his uncle’s studio. Nakash saw great potential in his nephew and, in 1928, arranged for Karsh to apprentice with portrait photographer John Garo in Boston, United States.
Karsh returned to Canada four years later, eager to make his mark. He established a studio on Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario, close to Canada’s seat of government. Canadian Prime Minister, Mackenzie King, discovered Karsh and arranged introductions with visiting dignitaries, for portrait sittings. His work was attracting the attention of varied celebrities, but Karsh’s own place in history was sealed in 1941 when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa.
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Karsh Masterworks - A Tribute - Masterworks from the Karsh Collection at the National Archives of Canada.
Karsh, Yousuf - 5 images from an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1996-97).
Karsh, Yousuf - Biography and exhibit at the Canada Heirloom Series.
Karsh, Yousuf - The Weston Gallery presents 5 portraits: Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemmingway, Alberto Giacometti, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Albert Einstein.
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Karsh, Yousuf - Photographs of miners by Karsh at #2 Mine Tour, a biography and other portrait work.
Karsh, Yousuf - Portraits of Frank Lloyd Wright and General Pershing at Greenspun.com for comments on the techniques used in the two photographs.
Karsh, Yousuf - Obituary from the Daily Telegraph. [free registration may be required to read this article]
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Karsh, Yousuf - Brief biography and 4 portraits: Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Audrey Hepburn and Winston Churchill.
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Karsh, Yousuf - A brief biography at the Well Known Canadians site.
Karsh, Yousuf - Brief biography from 'Life and Times' produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
