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Yousuf Karsh
Albert Einstein1948, printed 1983, published 1983

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Black and white portrait photograph of an older white man with gray hair and mustache, hands clasped at chin level, lit dramatically from the left against a dark background
Artist or Maker
Yousuf Karsh
Title
Albert Einstein
Place Made
Canada
Date Made
1948, printed 1983, published 1983
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 1/4 × 21 in. (48.9 × 53.34 cm) Primary support: 19 1/4 × 21 in. (48.9 × 53.34 cm) Secondary support: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection
Accession Number
M.2002.213.1.6
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Estate of Yousuf Karsh. All Rights Reserved.

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