Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1941
“My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life. I knew after I had taken it that it was an important picture, but I could hardly have dreamed that it would become one of the most widely reproduced images in the history of photography.”
During his career he held 15,312 sittings, produced over 370,000 negatives, and left an indelible artistic and historic record of the men and women who shaped the twentieth century.
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
The Bank of England chose Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh to appear on the front of its all-new polymer banknote, now in circulation across the UK.
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Pickens was an American actor and rodeo performer.
Our beloved Jerry has died peacefully at home.
Blass was the recipient of many fashion awards.
White was an American physician and cardiologist.
He told Karsh he would sit for a portrait if Karsh made him look as good as Audrey Hepburn.
“Here was a courteous but reticent man who did not wear his heart on his sleeve.”
Cousteau was born on this day, June 11, in 1910.
Karsh photographed her for LIFE magazine in 1946.
On June 3, 1937, former King Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson.
Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first recorded climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Nehru served as his country’s first prime minister.