Yousuf Karsh

I admit it, this is the third time I posted about Karsh on the blog. Why am I posting this again ? Simply, I found a video of his images from APE and decided to repost and mention to folks that yes, you can see Karsh's work currently over at the Central Library in Downtown LA.

In celebration of the 100th birthday of renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), the Los Angeles Public Library and Library Foundation of Los Angeles are hosting an exhibition of the great portraitist's work. The selected images offer a visual biography of this twentieth-century legend.

Karsh made a career photographing the world's most distinguished statesmen, artists, literary figures, musicians, scientists, actors, and actresses. Traveling the globe, he gained access to virtually every great figure of his time. Among his most famous iconic images are the ones he made of Winston Churchill (1941), Albert Einstein (1948), Pablo Picasso (1954), Ernest Hemingway (1957), Jacqueline Kennedy (1957) and Sophia Loren (1981).

I first heard of Karsh in 1999. When I started at PIX, there was a camera salesman by the name of Larry who worked the sales counter (well, besides Diana - anyone remember this gal from the mid-late 90s ?) For many of y'all here in LA, you know Larry. He used to work at Pan Pacific over on La Brea. He's been around the block more than a few times and been selling cameras for lord knows how long. I asked him once who his favorite photographer was and he said simply "Karsh"


Love this video interview of Yousuf Karsh’s wife Estrellita - especially about Karsh and his experience with a young photographer at the airport. Man, wow.....


August 2, 2009 - January 23, 2010

Central Library – First Floor Galleries
630 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Interview (1988)