George Eastman House Yousuf Karsh Series. George Eastman House Still Photograph Archive Full Catalog Record Go to: Home Index Checklists Thumbnails Jump to image Karsh, Yousuf Canadian (b.
Armenia, 1908-2002) TITLE ON OBJECT: Hands: Thomas Mann. Yousuf Karsh. “Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.
The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with an unconscious gesture, a gleam of the eye, a brief lifting of the mask that all humans wear to conceal their innermost selves from the world.” –Yousuf Karsh A great many personalities from the cultural, scientific and political milieus that shaped the twentieth century have been immortalized on film by internationally renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh. These portraits where shadows play with dramatic light bear witness to a century, but above all to the photographer’s humanistic vision. The human aspect, exchanges between the photographer and his subject, and the revelation of his or her personality via photography are at the core of his practice.
Yousuf Karsh. Yousuf Karsh, CC (Armenian: Յուսուֆ Քարշ; December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer.[2] Life and career[edit] Yousuf Karsh was born in Mardin, a city in the eastern Ottoman Empire (present Turkey).[3] He grew up during the Armenian Genocide where he wrote, "I saw relatives massacred; my sister died of starvation as we were driven from village to village.
"[3] At the age of 16, his parents sent Yousuf to live with his uncle George Nakash, a photographer in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Yousuf Karsh / Photographer / the work / portraits.