Karsh, Yousuf Masters Photographers

Karsh, Yousuf Masters Photographers

As the last of the great portrait photographers, Karsh of Ottawa has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects. For 65 years Karsh has presented us with a catalogue of famous faces. His portraits have become 20th century icons - the kind of images that define an age and are etched into memory. His portraits - some of which include Sir Winston Churchill, Fidel Castro, Ernest Hemingway, John F. Kennedy and Albert Einstein - rank among the world's most celebrated photographs. Yousuf Karsh died on 13 July 2002 at the age of 93.

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Karsh, Yousuf - Brief biography from 'Life and Times' produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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