Yousuf Karsh Silver Gelatin Photograph "Marc Chagall", 1965

Item Details

Yousuf Karsh (Turkey/Canada; 1908-2002)
Marc Chagall, 1965
Signed to the lower left

Photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) began his career by studying under his Uncle Nakash before working with H. Garo of Boston. In 1931, he opened his own studio and learned lighting techniques at the Ottawa Little Theatre. Karsh photographed Winston Churchill in 1941 after meeting and photographing the Prime Minister Mackenzie King while Franklin Delano Roosevelt made history by being the first American President to pay an official visit to Canada. After photographing Churchill, the photographer’s career blossomed. Some of his notable portraits include those of Earnest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Helen Keller with Polly Thompson, Fidel Castro, and Grace Kelly.

Condition

- wear to edges of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 17.75" W x 15.5." H.

Item #

ITMG032403