Yousuf Karsh

Andy Warhol

Maker

Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908 - 2002)

Title

Andy Warhol

Year

1979

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 26.7 x 36.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed lower left on mount | Titled and dated verso on mount

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Object Number

2011.91.14

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy
Men of Fashion
Apr 26, 2013 – Aug 18, 2013

Label copy

Yousuf Karsh's portraits of artist Andy Warhol and architects Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright present creative personalities whose physical appearances are as arresting and authoritative as their art. In Warhol's portrait, the glowing bristles of a paintbrush melt into the artist's face and mirror his infamous wig. In a dark coat, tie, and crisp white Brooks Brothers shirt, Warhol embodies a "cool" disavowal of mainstream self-presentation, while Le Corbusier and Wright assume iconic poses in their signature garments and accessories-their artistic uniforms-that signal a fusion of life, work, art, and image.

Yousuf Karsh
Portraits of Artists
Feb 27, 2009 – Aug 23, 2009

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Tombstone

Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908 - 2002)
Andy Warhol, 1979
Gelatin silver print
Image: 26.7 x 36.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches)
Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh 2011.91.14

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