Yousuf Karsh

...Faces and Figures auction features 375 photos by 185 of the world's most renowned modern and contemporary artists such as Yousef Karsh, Bert Stern, Sante D'Orazio and Pamela Hanson. Take a peek at the bids and enjoy some of the best...

In this article: Bert Stern, Yousef Karsh, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, and Carla Bruni

...unforgettable faces of the 20th-21st century by legendary photographers including Howell Conant, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ron Gallella, Yousuf Karsh and Bert Stern. Stern is perhaps best known for his luminous portraits of Marilyn Monroe. The...

In this article: Artnet, Edward Weston, Ruth Bernhard, Marilyn Monroe, Bert Stern, and New York

Through various connections, he studied under and became a mentor of several photographers, including Canadian portraitist Yousuf Karsh. By the early 1970s, Clipper had gained a name for himself among Washington's elite. In 1973, Rep....

In this article: National Institutes of Health, Ben's Chili Bowl, Washington, Armstrong High School, and Louis Stokes

...Joshua Jensen-Nagle exhibits his work to Nov. 15. Pikto (Distillery District, 55 Mill St., Bldg. 59, 416-203-3443): Portraits by Yousuf Karsh are on display to Nov. 6. Power Plant (Harbourfront, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949): "Candice...

In this article: York University, Art Gallery, Yonge St., and Toronto

...his wood-panelled office on Parliament Hill, it is fitting that our interview is conducted against the backdrop of the original print of Yousuf Karsh's photograph of Winston Churchill, which was taken in the Speaker's office in December 1941.

In this article: Peter Milliken, House of Commons, Winston Churchill, Ottawa, Liberal Party, and John Matheson

...Benny Goodman: JazzWax: After graduating from Ohio University in the 1940s, you apprenticed with photographer Yousuf Karsh. Did Karsh teach you about light? Herman Leonard: Yes, I would say so. Though we concentrated on portraiture and...

In this article: Herman Leonard, Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, New York, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Ohio University

...status as an indomitable war leader. And no wonder he looks so fierce in it - photographer Yousuf Karsh had just taken away his ever-present cigar. Karsh, right, who died in 2002, recalled: "I said, 'Forgive me, sir', and plucked the...

In this article: Winston Churchill, Europe, Daily Mirror, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Great Britain, and France

...today to Sept. 26 (reception Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.). Pikto (Distillery District, 55 Mill St., Bldg. 59, 416-203-3443): Portraits by Yousuf Karsh are on display from Mon. to Nov. 6. tinku gallery (437 Roncesvalles Ave. 647-430-9195):...

In this article: Art Gallery, Toronto, Recession, Paul Butler, North York Central Library, and Ontario

...Look-Alike Contest, staged Saturday night. Douglas' attire emulated Hemingway's appearance in a famous 1957 photograph by Yousuf Karsh. "It's very possible the sweater did it," a perspiring Douglas said of his victory. "It's about 120...

In this article: New York City, Florida, San Antonio, Texas, White-bearded, International Space Station, and Shuttle Endeavour

...avoided cynicism and remain revealing decades on. from the October 3, 2008 edition Estrellita Karsh, the widow of Yousuf Karsh, talks with csmonitor.com's Pat Murphy about some of her late husband's work. Before there were...

In this article: Tennessee Williams, Winston Churchill, Joan Miro, Bulldog, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Albert Einstein, Fidel Castro, and E mail