Karsh, Yousuf - Fotografia
Retratos / Portraits
E. Scotch & Son (Canadian tourism advertising), n.d.
Winston Churchill, 1941
Georg Bernard Shaw, 1943
Jean Sibelius, ca. 1945
Jean Sibelius, ca. 1945
Leopold Stowkowski, ca. 1945
Jascha Heifetz, ca. 1945
H. R. H. Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz, 1945
Edward Steichen, ca. 1945
Bernard Baruch, ca. 1945
General Dwight Eisenhower, 1946
Boris Karloff, 1946
Humphrey Bogart, 1946
Martha Graham, 1948
Albert Einstein, 1948
Albert Einstein, 1948
Francois Mauriac, 1949
Jean Cocteau, 1949
Henry Moore, Sculptor, 1949
Lord Beaverbrook, 1949
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, ca. 1950
Yukio Ozaki, 1950
Queen Elizabeth II, 1951
Frank E. Gannett, 1953
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1954
Pablo Picasso, 1954
Albert Schweizer, 1954
Kynie Gannett, ca. 1955
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
Ernest Hemingway, 1957
Vannevar Bush, 1958
Nikita Kruschev, 1963
Alberto Giocometti, 1965
Man Ray, 1965
Artur Rubinstein, 1967
Fidel Castro, 1971
Marshall McLuhan at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1974
Ansel Adams, 1977
Andy Warhol, 1979
Mãos / Hands
Hands: "Fridolin" Gratien Galinas, 1945
Hands: Thomas Mann, 1946
Hands: Helen Keller, 1948
Outros / Others
Spring Song (Solange Gauthier), 1938
Men working in steel factory, ca. 1945
Ingot Pouring Atlas Steel, ca. 1945
"Tiny" Stirtzinger of Atlas Steel, ca. 1945
"Humanity" (Chartres Cathedral), ca. 1945
Paint Spraying Operation - Ford of Canada, 1951
Farmer by His House, c. 1952
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«O fascínio interminável pelas pessoas que fotografo está naquilo a que chamo a sua força interna. Faz parte do segredo de difícil descrição que se esconde dentro de cada um e a tentativa de captá-lo em filme tem sido o trabalho da minha vida.»
Foi assim que o fotógrafo de retratos Yousuf Karsh descreveu o actrativo do seu trabalho. Adquiriu rapidamente a reputação de fotógrafo de retratos excepcionalmente talentoso, cuja clientela incluía indivíduos distintos da política, da ciência e das artes. Em 1941, Karsh alcançou o reconhecimento internacional com o famoso retrato de Winston Churchill. Esta imagem de um Churchill enfadado e crítico surgiu no frontispício da revista Life e é até hoje um dos retratos mais difundifos. Yuousuf Karsh nasceu em Mardin, na Arménia, em 1908, emigrou para o Canadá onde se tornou cidadão desse país e onde morreu em 13 de Julho de 2002.
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Undoubtedly the premiere portrait photographer of the twentieth century, Yousuf Karsh began his career as an Armenian refugee in Canada, studying the trade under his uncle. In 1928, a twenty year-old Karsh went to Boston to apprentice under John Garo, one of the most famous studio-portraitists of his time. In 1932, Karsh returned to Ottawa to open his own atelier and attempt a career in photography. Karsh also joined the Ottawa Little Theatre as an extra-curricular social activity – which, coincidentally, made a lasting impact on his artistic vision. Working within the confines of theatrical and incandescent lighting opened new windows of expression for Karsh and his subjects. In 1941, Karsh took the photograph that was to change his life and launch his photographic career. A casual friendship with the Canadian Prime Minister led to the opportunity to photograph Winston Churchill on the occasion of his post-Pearl Harbor speech to the Canadian Parliament. This iconic photograph, which was to become one of the most reproduced photographic images of all time, established Karsh as the great celebrity photographer of his time. He continued his portrait work until his death in 2002.
“The search for greatness of spirit has compelled me to work harder – to strive for perfection, knowing it to be unattainable… It has kept me young in heart, adventurous, forever seeking, and always aware that the heart and the mind are the true lens of the camera.”
-Yousuf Karsh, 1983
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E. Scotch & Son (Canadian tourism advertising), n.d.
Winston Churchill, 1941
Georg Bernard Shaw, 1943
Jean Sibelius, ca. 1945
Jean Sibelius, ca. 1945
Leopold Stowkowski, ca. 1945
Jascha Heifetz, ca. 1945
H. R. H. Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz, 1945
Edward Steichen, ca. 1945
Bernard Baruch, ca. 1945
General Dwight Eisenhower, 1946
Boris Karloff, 1946
Humphrey Bogart, 1946
Martha Graham, 1948
Albert Einstein, 1948
Albert Einstein, 1948
Francois Mauriac, 1949
Jean Cocteau, 1949
Henry Moore, Sculptor, 1949
Lord Beaverbrook, 1949
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, ca. 1950
Yukio Ozaki, 1950
Queen Elizabeth II, 1951
Frank E. Gannett, 1953
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1954
Pablo Picasso, 1954
Albert Schweizer, 1954
Kynie Gannett, ca. 1955
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
Ernest Hemingway, 1957
Vannevar Bush, 1958
Nikita Kruschev, 1963
Alberto Giocometti, 1965
Man Ray, 1965
Artur Rubinstein, 1967
Fidel Castro, 1971
Marshall McLuhan at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1974
Ansel Adams, 1977
Andy Warhol, 1979
Mãos / Hands
Hands: "Fridolin" Gratien Galinas, 1945
Hands: Thomas Mann, 1946
Hands: Helen Keller, 1948
Outros / Others
Spring Song (Solange Gauthier), 1938
Men working in steel factory, ca. 1945
Ingot Pouring Atlas Steel, ca. 1945
"Tiny" Stirtzinger of Atlas Steel, ca. 1945
"Humanity" (Chartres Cathedral), ca. 1945
Paint Spraying Operation - Ford of Canada, 1951
Farmer by His House, c. 1952
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«O fascínio interminável pelas pessoas que fotografo está naquilo a que chamo a sua força interna. Faz parte do segredo de difícil descrição que se esconde dentro de cada um e a tentativa de captá-lo em filme tem sido o trabalho da minha vida.»
Foi assim que o fotógrafo de retratos Yousuf Karsh descreveu o actrativo do seu trabalho. Adquiriu rapidamente a reputação de fotógrafo de retratos excepcionalmente talentoso, cuja clientela incluía indivíduos distintos da política, da ciência e das artes. Em 1941, Karsh alcançou o reconhecimento internacional com o famoso retrato de Winston Churchill. Esta imagem de um Churchill enfadado e crítico surgiu no frontispício da revista Life e é até hoje um dos retratos mais difundifos. Yuousuf Karsh nasceu em Mardin, na Arménia, em 1908, emigrou para o Canadá onde se tornou cidadão desse país e onde morreu em 13 de Julho de 2002.
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Undoubtedly the premiere portrait photographer of the twentieth century, Yousuf Karsh began his career as an Armenian refugee in Canada, studying the trade under his uncle. In 1928, a twenty year-old Karsh went to Boston to apprentice under John Garo, one of the most famous studio-portraitists of his time. In 1932, Karsh returned to Ottawa to open his own atelier and attempt a career in photography. Karsh also joined the Ottawa Little Theatre as an extra-curricular social activity – which, coincidentally, made a lasting impact on his artistic vision. Working within the confines of theatrical and incandescent lighting opened new windows of expression for Karsh and his subjects. In 1941, Karsh took the photograph that was to change his life and launch his photographic career. A casual friendship with the Canadian Prime Minister led to the opportunity to photograph Winston Churchill on the occasion of his post-Pearl Harbor speech to the Canadian Parliament. This iconic photograph, which was to become one of the most reproduced photographic images of all time, established Karsh as the great celebrity photographer of his time. He continued his portrait work until his death in 2002.
“The search for greatness of spirit has compelled me to work harder – to strive for perfection, knowing it to be unattainable… It has kept me young in heart, adventurous, forever seeking, and always aware that the heart and the mind are the true lens of the camera.”
-Yousuf Karsh, 1983
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12:16 PMWithout words... Retratos geniales.
A great blog for the arts'.
(maybe you'll like to know my page www.ojoespiral.es)
Thank you.
11:54 PM
O único português, que eu saiba, fotografado por Karsh foi Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. Vou roubar um, se não te importas.
10:11 AM
Photographies Yousuf Karsh de la sentiment du beau. Tout cela est bel et bon, mais sculpteur s'appeler, son nom est > Alberto GiAcometti.
Ne pas nom GiOcometti !!
Où photo mon Picasso??
Holand
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