Karsh portraits of greatness books

Portraits of greatness, karsh, yousuf, university of toronto press, 1961. Yousuf karsh, photographer of the famous, is dead at 93. I love the prints, and the photographers comments about how he managed to capture just the right expression, just the right poise, posture, and pose of his subject to best reflect the wholeness of. Yousuf karsh yousuf karsh, master photographer of the. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

His body of work includes portraits of statesmen, artists, musicians, authors. He was on press in the netherlands for portraits of greatness in 1959, overseeing the printing of sheetfed gravures that would. Publication date 1959 topics portraits, photography, artistic publisher london, new york t. University of toronto press toronto and thomas nelson and sons new york. Portrait photographer yousuf karsh captured many of the twentieth centurys. First edition of karsh s memoirs, with photographic illustrations including six of his renowned portraits. In search of greatness first edition bauman rare books. These are the covers of karsh s books from 1946 to the present day. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh9781487592172. Yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book english 1960. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Small tear binding hardcover isbn 10 0686391993 isbn 9780686391999 publisher. Yousuf karsh 1908 2002 was an armeniancanadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. From his book portraits of greatness julie harris born 1925 in michigan.

Vintage yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book 1961 our company receives hundreds of packages from many sources every day. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh. When a professional or someone just starting out wants to learn from the best, this is the book to reference. Yousuf karsh has 18 books on goodreads with 330 ratings. Yousuf karsh, master photographer of the 20th century. Books by yousuf karsh author of karsh, a fiftyyear. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Vintage yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book 1961. University of toronto press toronto and thomas nelson and sons new york, 1959. University of toronto press, 1960 dust jacket with chipping and small tears at edges, installed in new crystal clear brodart archival wrap, previous owners gift inscription on inside front cover else clean, interior bright, binding square and solid. An armenian genocide survivor, karsh migrated to canada as a refugee. Karsh is a master portraitist and this book is an interesting read that takes us through exciting times in history and karsh s view of them.

Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is perhaps the most important of the books displaying his photographic achievements in protraiture. Yousuf karsh s most popular book is karsh, a fiftyyear retrospective. It is the story of an armenian immigrant boy who rose to be the worlds finest portrait photographer, whose pictures, reproduced in newspapers, magazines, and books, and shown in. Books of his photographs include faces of destiny 1946, portraits of greatness 1959, in search of greatness 1962, faces of our time 1971, karsh canadians 1978, and karsh. Karsh was personally interested in the highest quality of reproduction, beginning with his first book faces of destiny in 1946. Portraits of greatness yousuf karsh ninetysix camera studies of world famous people, with the photographers interview notes. Store closures, insurance claims, misguided cargo, post office undeliverable packages or unclaimed merchandise. Yousuf or josuf his given armenian name was hovsep karsh was born in mardin, a city in the eastern ottoman empire present turkey. George bernard shaw, john steinbeck, thornton wilder, tennessee williams, and others. Karsh portraits by karsh, yousuf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By the 1930s he established himself as a significant photographer in ottawa, where he lived. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.

Full of wonderful bw portrait photographs, personally selected by karsh, and. His books include faces of destiny, portraits of greatness, in search of greatness, faces of our time, karsh canadians, and karsh. His work has also been reproduced in nearly a score of books of photography, including faces of destiny 1946, portraits of greatness 1959, this is rome 1959, the warren court 1965, karsh portfolio 1967, this is the holy land 1970, faces of our time 1971, karsh portraits 1976, and karsh canadians 1978. Yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book english 1960 netherlands 092. Yousuf karsh portrait photograph of john f kennedy 1960. Portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh, signed 1960 1st ed. Black cloth boards, with silver titles to front and spine. New yorks metropolitan museum of art held a centennial exhibition which has now traveled to the grand palais, paris, and is on view through january 29, 2018. In this book yousuf karsh, whose great photographic portraits have revealed so vividly the outstanding personalities of our time, writes about his own life and work.

He was on press in the netherlands for portraits of greatness in 1959, overseeing the printing of sheetfed gravures that would simulate the quality of his photographs as closely as. Yousuf karsh, who photographed famous and infamous of 20th. He published a book, portraits of greatness, which sold out before the press. In 1924 he immigrated to canada, where his uncle, a studio portrait. Karsh photographed twelve united states presidents, from herbert hoover to bill clinton.

Portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh hardcover 1961. Author of karsh, karsh portfolio, portraits of greatness, karsh, a fiftyyear retrospective, in search of greatness, karsh portraits, canada, yousuf karsh. During the decade he photographed the most famous people in the world, including pablo picasso, alberto giacometti, audrey hepburn, ernest hemingway and georgia okeefe. This year, 2017, is the centenary of the birth of master photographer irving penn. The resulting book, with its chronological rather than thematic arrangement of portraits, is a study of karsh s artistic and stylistic development, offering the reader an unparalleled tour through the greatest images of the photographers life work. This masterpiece karsh portraits is a classic which will last as long as portraits will be taken. Yousuf karsh december 23, 1908 july, 2002 was an armeniancanadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. Celebrating the release of nelson mandela after 27 years in prison on february 11, 1990, we added this portrait of the great man to our online archive. Portraits of greatness hardcover january 1, 1960 by yousuf karsh author 5. Today is the presidents day federal holiday in the united states. He published a book, portraits of greatness, which sold out before the press events for its release. Portraits of greatness, yousuf karsh signed back lane books. Reflections of yousuf karsh and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Yousuf karsh cc december 23, 1908 july, 2002, was an armeniancanadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals.

I knew after i had taken it that it was an important picture, but i could hardly have dreamed that it would become one of the most widely reproduced images in the history of photography. Full of wonderful bw portrait photographs, personally selected by karsh, and with his own commentary on each facing page. Contains portraits of robert frost, ernest hemingway, carl sandburg, george bernard shaw, john steinbeck, thornton wilder, tennessee williams, and others. Yousuf karsh was born of armenian parents in mardin, turkey, on dec. He met and photographed some important political, literary, music and art figures at interesting times in their lives and the anecdotes are enjoyable. As much as karsh wrote about his portrait sessions, he rarely revealed what he thought about himself. Four signed yousuf karsh books, includes karsh portraits, boston 1976. Details about yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book english 1960 netherlands 092. Yousuf karsh ninetysix camera studies of world famous people, with the photographers interview notes. Yousuf karsh armeniancanadian photographer britannica.

Light shelf wear on the cover black with silver title imprint. Nelson edition, in english portraits of greatness 1959 edition open library. Yousuf karsh contains portraits of robert frost, ernest hemingway, carl sandburg, george bernard shaw, john steinbeck, thornton wilder, tennessee williams, and. By the late 1950s, karsh had become as much of a celebrity as his sitters. Yousuf karsh, whose photographic portraits of the famous and the powerful are known to millions throughout the world, died yesterday at 93. Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf harrisonhiett rare books. Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf harrisonhiett. He closed his ottawa studio in 1992 and moved to boston with his second wife in 1997. Portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh hardcover from.