Photography by Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) is one of the masters of 20th century photography.  His body of work includes portraits of statesmen, artists, musicians, authors, scientists, and men and women of accomplishment.  His extraordinary and unique portfolio presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.

Winston Churchill

Pablo Picasso

Ernest Hemingway

George Bernard Shaw

Jean Sibelius

General Dwight Eisenhower

Helen Keller with Polly Thompson

Jacqueline Kennedy

Fidel Castro

Georgia O’Keeffe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Nelson Mandela

Frank Lloyd Wright

Humphrey Bogart

Muhammad Ali

Mother Teresa

Andy Warhol

Alfred Hitchcock

Brigitte Bardot

Alberto Giacometti

François Mauriac

Albert Schweitzer

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