Karsh was personally interested in the highest quality of reproduction, beginning with his first book faces of destiny in 1946. Publication date 1959 topics portraits, photography, artistic publisher london, new york t. Inscribed by the author to andy anka, a relative of paul anka. Karsh portraits of the great and mighty line the outer walls of the rabb gallery, their familiarity drawing in the casual viewer. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. When a professional or someone just starting out wants to learn from the best, this is the book to reference. Born in 1908 in armenia, karsh escaped the armenian massacre and eventually made his way to canada in 1924, where he apprenticed with his uncle.
Jul 11, 2012 yousuf karsh december 23, 1908 july, 2002 was an armeniancanadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh by. This masterpiece karsh portraits is a classic which will last as long as portraits will be taken. Karsh was born in 1908 in the armenian town of mardin then part of the ottoman empire, now part of turkey. Find portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf at biblio. This is perhaps the most important of the books displaying his photographic achievements in protraiture. He died after surgery at brigham and womens hospital. See more ideas about yousuf karsh, portrait and portrait photographers. Author of karsh, karsh portfolio, portraits of greatness, karsh, a fiftyyear retrospective, in search of greatness, karsh portraits, canada, yousuf karsh. Mar 19, 2019 yousuf karsh 1908 2002 was an armeniancanadian portrait photographer. By the late 1950s, karsh had become as much of a celebrity as his sitters. Reflections of yousuf karsh yousef karsh in this book yousuf karsh, whose great photographic portraits have revealed so vividly the outstanding personalities of our time, writes about his own life.
University of toronto press toronto and thomas nelson and sons new york, 1959. 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. Portraits of greatness hardcover january 1, 1960 by yousuf karsh author 5. He published a book, portraits of greatness, which sold out before the press events for its release. University of toronto press toronto and thomas nelson and sons new york. Hc photography hc photography yousuf karsh portrait photograph of john f kennedy 1960. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Black cloth boards, with silver titles to front and spine. 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. In addition to those, really if you want to look at karshs work itself, i think his second book of portraits, portraits of greatness, really is the publication to go to see the best of karshs work.
Please note that due to the weight of this book, should the book need be posted outside of south africa, extra postage charges may be made. Signed, dated and inscribed by karsh in black ink on front endpaper. An armenian genocide survivor, karsh migrated to canada as a refugee. Black cloth exterior with title on front cover and spine in silver. 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. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh by karsh. Yousuf karsh 1908 2002 was an armeniancanadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. Portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh, signed abebooks. Buy karsh portraits by yousuf karsh online at alibris. Karsh was born in mardin, armenia, in 1908, and was brought to canada by his uncle in 1924. Yousuf karshs portraits evoke a subjects inner beauty. Make offer portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh, signed 1960 1st ed.
Karshs portraits of many of those who sat before his camera are the definitive images that we remember. He experienced some of the worst ethnic cleansing as a child, according to. It is the story of an armenian immigrant boy who rose to be the worlds finest po. Vintage yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book 1961. I have long loved this book checking it out many times from our local library just to gaze at karsh s wonderful capture of the portraits within. First edition of karshs memoirs, with photographic illustrations including six of his renowned portraits, signed on the title page by him. During his career he held 15,312 sittings, produced over 250,000 negatives, and left an indelible artistic and historic record of the men and women who shaped the twentieth century.
It is the story of an armenian immigrant boy who rose to be the worlds finest portrait photographer. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Photos have been reproduced by sheetfed gravure and the text by offset lithography. 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. Portraits of greatness, karsh, yousuf, university of toronto press, 1961. Yousuf karsh cc december 23, 1908 july, 2002, was an armeniancanadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh 1st ed. Yousuf or josuf his given armenian name was hovsep karsh was born in mardin, a city in the eastern ottoman empire present turkey.
During the decade he photographed the most famous people in the world, including pablo picasso, alberto giacometti, audrey hepburn, ernest hemingway and georgia okeefe. Yousuf karsh armeniancanadian photographer britannica. He has been called one of the great portrait photographers of the 20th century by time magazine and the metropolitan museum of art, with the latter noting the distinct style in his theatrical lighting. Yousuf karsh, whose photographic portraits of the famous and the powerful are known to millions throughout the world, died saturday. The results are images as close to the quality of karshs original matfiniah prints as had ever been attained by any printing method. In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh 1st. Reflections of yousuf karsh yousef karsh 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. Karsh exhibit stresses greatness over spirit the boston globe. Yousuf karsh december 23, 1908 july, 2002 was an armeniancanadian photographer, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. Yousuf karsh ninetysix camera studies of world famous people, with the photographers interview notes. In 1924 he immigrated to canada, where his uncle, a studio portrait photographer, taught him the basis of his profession.
Yousuf karsh, master photographer of the 20th century. Full of wonderful bw portrait photographs, personally selected by karsh, and with his own commentary on each facing page. In search of greatness first edition signed yousuf. The nook book ebook of the photographing greatness. Spectacular yousuf karsh portraits of greatness first edition hardcover 1959. Sep 23, 2008 karsh portraits of the great and mighty line the outer walls of the rabb gallery, their familiarity drawing in the casual viewer. Lesserknown images early work, canadian scenes, photo essays on rome, pictures from the making of the film zulu are on temporary walls inside the larger space. 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. In fact, however, karshs photography is more accommodating than our preconceptions of it, as may be discovered at the exhibition yousuf karsh. These are the covers of karsh s books from 1946 to the present day.
In search of greatness reflections of yousuf karsh by karsh, yousuf dust jacket in acceptable condition. Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf harrisonhiett. Books by yousuf karsh author of karsh, a fiftyyear. He continues to update it over the years, continues to add new versions of it, adding new photographs, taking photographs out as he sees. He closed his ottawa studio in 1992 and moved to boston with. In search of greatness by yousef karsh overdrive rakuten. Reflections of yousuf karsh, was to distill the essence of the extraordinary person.
Marsh jeanneret, karshs publisher, turned the conversation round to the photographers most recent book, portraits of greatness. Most of his portraits were taken in black and white. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jul 14, 2002 yousuf karsh was born of armenian parents in mardin, turkey, on dec. It is from this book that the following anecdote about photographing the oliviers at durham cottage in london is reproduced. In 1932, karsh moved to ottawa, where he opened a portrait studio with the intent of photographing what he calls people of consequence.
Information about the use of karsh images in print or. This book is by far the largest and most lavish of all that karsh has produced, and it has more to tell the reader about the photographer himself than the earlier books. Vintage yousuf karsh portraits of greatness book 1961 our company receives hundreds of packages from many sources every day. The best portrait photographers are the people who are good with people. In the years following, karsh continued to capture leading figures in politics, science and the arts, and in 1958 he published a retrospective of his work titled portraits of greatness. Mar 31, 2017 author of karsh, karsh portfolio, portraits of greatness, karsh, a fiftyyear retrospective, in search of greatness, karsh portraits, canada, yousuf karsh.
See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The national portrait gallerys exhibition on yousuf karsh will display a rotating selection of karsh portraits until november 4, 2014 november 19, 20. Yousuf karsh has 18 books on goodreads with 329 ratings. Yousuf karshs most popular book is karsh, a fiftyyear retrospective. Store closures, insurance claims, misguided cargo, post office undeliverable packages or unclaimed merchandise. His stated goal, expressed in his 1962 autobiography in search of greatness. Contains portraits of robert frost, ernest hemingway, carl sandburg, george bernard shaw, john steinbeck, thornton wilder, tennessee williams, and others. Portraits of greatness by yousuf karsh, signed 1960 1st ed. Yousuf karsh, who photographed famous and infamous of 20th.