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Yousuf Karsh
Marc Chagall1965, printed 1983, published 1983

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Black and white photograph of an older white man with white hair seated before a four-panel folding screen covered in loose ink drawings of figures, birds, and cityscapes

Yousuf Karsh, Marc Chagall, 1965, printed 1983, published 1983, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yousuf Karsh
Armenia, active Canada, 1908-2002
Title
Marc Chagall
Place Made
Canada
Date Made
1965, printed 1983, published 1983
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 × 20 11/16 in. (48.26 × 52.55 cm) Primary support: 19 × 20 11/16 in. (48.26 × 52.55 cm) Secondary support: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection
Accession Number
M.2002.213.1.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Estate of Yousuf Karsh. All Rights Reserved.

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