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Yousuf Karsh
Karsh: Fifteen Portraitspublished 1983

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, Black man from the waist up, arms crossed, wearing a pinstripe suit with white dress shirt, dramatically lit against a black background
Gelatin silver print, rear view of an elderly man seated on a wooden chair playing cello in a dimly lit stone room, a small barred window casting faint light in the upper right corner
Black and white photograph of an elderly man seated in front of a four-panel folding screen decorated with loosely drawn figural compositions, including floating figures, a bird, a village, and a cityscape with a tower.
Black and white portrait photograph of an older heavyset man in a dark suit and bow tie, leaning forward in a chair, dramatically lit from above against a shadowed wooden door.
Black and white portrait photograph, close-up profile of an older man facing right, dramatically lit against a near-black background, with deep shadows accentuating facial creases and angular features.
Black and white portrait photograph of an elderly man with white hair and a mustache, wearing a knit sweater, hands clasped together near his chin, lit dramatically against a dark background.
Gelatin silver print, full-length portrait of an elderly man in a dark suit and tie seated in a wooden armchair, one finger raised, a small terrier dog at his feet, dramatically lit against a near-black background
Black and white portrait photograph of an older man with a full grey beard, facing forward against a near-black background, wearing a chunky knit turtleneck sweater, lit from above with deep shadows on the lower face and shoulders.
Black and white portrait photograph of two older women, one facing left in profile and one turned slightly forward, their clasped hands resting together on a book, dramatically lit against a deep black background.
Gelatin silver portrait photograph of an elderly man wearing a wide-brimmed hat, face resting in both hands, leaning over an abstract print with biomorphic shapes and loose gestural marks; dramatic chiaroscuro lighting against a dark background.
Gelatin silver print portrait of an older woman in profile, seated in dark clothing against an adobe wall, with an animal skull and antlers mounted above; a bright window at right reveals a sparse winter landscape.
Black and white portrait photograph of an older bald man resting his chin on his fist, posed beside a large ceramic vase decorated with a painted female figure, dramatically lit against a dark stone wall background.
Black and white portrait photograph of an older man with swept-back hair and a goatee, head tilted downward, fist raised to his chin, dramatically lit against a deep black background with high contrast.
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter portrait of an elderly bearded man in dark clothing, dramatically lit against a black background, holding eyeglasses in one hand with a surface in the foreground.
Black and white portrait photograph of an elderly bald man in a dark suit and tie, eyes closed, head slightly bowed, dramatically lit against a near-black background with deep chiaroscuro shadows.
Artist or Maker
Yousuf Karsh
Title
Karsh: Fifteen Portraits
Place Made
Canada
Date Made
published 1983
Medium
(15) Gelatin-silver prints
Dimensions
Image (each): 23 3/4 × 19 15/16 in. (60.33 × 50.64 cm) Primary support (each): 23 3/4 × 19 15/16 in. (60.33 × 50.64 cm) Secondary support (each): 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection
Accession Number
M.2002.213.1.1-.15
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography