Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists
Yousuf Karsh exhibit opens at the Embassy of Canada

In celebration of the centennial year of his birth, the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC, in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada, announces the opening of the exhibit Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists, a collection of Yousuf Karsh’s celebrated portraits, showcasing a series of twenty-eight famous artists. The exhibit debuts July 2^nd and will run until December 18^th. Located at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, the Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Portraits of Artists shows Karsh’s creativity in capturing the artistic character of his subjects. The subjects are complex and playful, often combining the creators and their artwork in a lively visual relationship. They include Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Ernest Hemingway, Christian Dior; as well as notable Canadians, author Robertson Davies, pianist Glenn Gould, and Frederick H. Varley, one of Canada’s famed Group of Seven.

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Podcasts

• Curator Jerry Fielder discusses the Embassy’s new exhibit featuring Yousuf Karsh and shares his insights on the man behind the photographs.
• Mrs. Estrellita Karsh reflects on the illustrious career of Yousuf Karsh.

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Media coverage

• Caught in the Light, Yousuf Karsh placed his subjects on their rightful pedestals, Washington Post, Sunday, July 26, 2009
• Photo Ops, In dramatic black & white and in glorious color, wheretraveler.com, Saturday, August 1, 2009
• Yousuf Karsh at the Canadian Embassy, Washington CityPaper, Wednesday, August 5, 2009
• Picturing greatness, A Canadian master who portrayed the famous and powerful, The Washington Times, Sunday, August 30, 2009
• Embassy fetes art, National Gallery, Politico Click, Thursday, September 24, 2009
• Capturing celebrity, The Washington Diplomat, October 2009