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Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe. Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh

Portraits of Artists
February 27 - August 23, 2009
Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe. Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Introduction

This exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, born Armenia, 1908-2002) one of the most admired portrait photographers. Through his long life he photographed over 15,000 individuals, many of whom were among the 20th century’s most notable, such as Sir Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein. Artists and designers were frequent subjects and the focus of this exhibition of some twenty photographs portraits including celebrated images of Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Frank Lloyd Wright--all promised gifts to The RISD Museum from the Estate of Yousuf Karsh.Complementing this show will be a selection of portraits of artists from the Museum’s distinguished print, drawing, and photography collections in the Buonanno Works on Paper Gallery.

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Yousuf Karsh : Portraits of Artists

February 27 - August 23, 2009
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