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Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) was a Canadian and Armenian photographer and artist. Born in Mardin, he worked primarily in portrait photography. He resided in Ottawa and worked in both Ottawa and Boston. Karsh was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He spoke English and is also known by the names Եուսուֆ Քարշ and ユーサフ・カーシュ.
His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Canada. Artist files regarding Karsh are located at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Université du Québec à Montréal. He died in Boston and was buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery. He had a sibling named Malak Karsh.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1908-12-23 ) December 23, 1908, Mardin , Diyarbekir Vilayet , Ottoman Empire
- Died
- July 13, 2002 (2002-07-13) (aged 93), Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Burial place
- Notre-Dame Cemetery
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Spouses
- Solange Gauthier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; died 1961 ) Estrellita Nachbar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 )
- Website
- karsh .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Mardin
- Place of death
- Boston
- Sibling
- Malak Karsh
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photography
- Genre
- portrait
- Official website
- karsh.org
- Image
- Yousuf Karsh 1958.jpg
- Work location
- Boston
- Residence
- Ottawa
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- Commons category
- Yousuf Karsh
- date of birth
- 1908-00-00
- date of death
- 2002-00-00
- member of
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- Commons Creator page
- Yousuf Karsh
- Commons gallery
- Yousuf Karsh
- name in kana
- ユーサフ・カーシュ
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- name in native language
- Եուսուֆ Քարշ
- place of burial
- Notre-Dame Cemetery
- artist files at
- Université du Québec à Montréal
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Yousuf Karsh, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was a Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee. By the 1930s, he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work. His iconic 1941 photograph of Winston Churchill marked a major turning point in his career and brought him international recognition. More than 20 photos by Karsh appeared on the cover of Life magazine, until he retired in 1993.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yousuf Karsh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.