Yousuf Karsh

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:photographers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Academy_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Photographic_Society's_Progress_Medal
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Toronto
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Alberta
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa
Honorary Doctorate from Mc Gill University
Canadian Photography Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1908-12-23
1908-07-23
gptkbp:born July 23, 1908
gptkbp:born_in Mardin, Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:career_start 1930s
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ruth_Karsh
gptkb:John_Karsh
gptkb:Peter_Karsh
gptkb:David_Karsh
Michael Karsh
Barbara Karsh
Gail Karsh
gptkbp:death_date 2002-07-13
gptkbp:died July 13, 2002
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Boston_University
Art School in Boston
School of Photography in Boston
School of Photographic Illustration
gptkbp:exhibited_at 1941
gptkbp:exhibitions gptkb:The_Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Royal_Ontario_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Australia
gptkb:The_Canadian_Museum_of_History
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”
“ The most important thing is to be yourself.”
“ I am not a photographer. I am a storyteller.”
“ A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
' The most important thing is to be yourself.'
' Within every man and woman a secret is hidden.'
' The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.'
' I think the most important thing is to be able to see.'
' A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.'
“ Within every man and woman a secret is hidden.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yousuf Karsh
gptkbp:influenced modern portrait photography
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alfred_Stieglitz
gptkb:Edward_Weston
gptkb:Henri_Cartier-Bresson
gptkb:Ansel_Adams
gptkb:George_Hurrell
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Alfred_Stieglitz
gptkb:Edward_Weston
gptkb:Henri_Cartier-Bresson
gptkb:Ansel_Adams
gptkb:George_Hurrell
gptkbp:is_studied_in John Garo
gptkbp:known_for Portrait photography
portrait photography
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Karsh-Masson_Collection
gptkb:Karsh_Award_for_Excellence_in_Portraiture
gptkb:Karsh_Foundation
gptkb:Karsh_Institute_of_Photography
gptkb:Karsh_Museum_of_Photography
inspiration for photographers
Cultural icon in Canada
influence on portrait photography
inspiration for future photographers
Inspiration for future photographers
Influence on portrait photography
influenced modern portrait photography
Karsh Collection at the Library and Archives Canada
Karsh's photographs in major museums worldwide
Karsh-Masson Gallery in Ottawa
establishment of the Karsh Award
Karsh-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fellowship
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions gptkb:The_Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Karsh:_A_Retrospective
gptkb:Karsh:_The_Man_Behind_the_Lens
gptkb:The_Art_of_Yousuf_Karsh
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Royal_Ontario_Museum
gptkb:The_National_Gallery_of_Canada
gptkb:The_Canadian_Museum_of_History
Yousuf Karsh: A Legacy
Yousuf Karsh: The Portraits
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Georgia_O'_Keeffe
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:Marilyn_Monroe
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”
“ The most important thing is to be yourself.”
“ A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
“ I think the most important thing is to be able to see.”
“ Within every man and woman a secret is hidden.”
" The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera."
" The most important thing in photography is the moment."
" I think the most important thing is to be able to see the person."
" A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it."
gptkbp:notable_technique Dramatic lighting
Close-up portraits
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Karsh:_A_Biography
gptkb:Karsh:_A_Portrait_of_Canada
gptkb:Karsh_of_Ottawa
gptkb:The_Art_of_Portraiture
gptkb:The_Portraits_of_Yousuf_Karsh
gptkb:The_World_of_Yousuf_Karsh
Portraits of Greatness
The Face of Canada
Yousuf Karsh: A Biography
Yousuf Karsh: A Retrospective
Yousuf Karsh: The Art of Photography
Yousuf Karsh: The Man Behind the Lens
Faces of Canada
gptkbp:photography large format camera
studio lighting
directorial approach
gptkbp:place_of_birth Mardin, Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:published_work gptkb:Karsh_of_Ottawa
Portraits of Greatness
Faces of Our Time
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Esther_Karsh
gptkbp:studio gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
gptkbp:style dramatic lighting
emotional expression
Black-and-white photography
black and white photography
black-and-white photography
Studio portraiture
gptkbp:technique Lighting techniques
Posing techniques
large format camera
studio lighting
Darkroom techniques
hand retouching
hand-printed photographs
gptkbp:topics gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Babe_Ruth
gptkb:Coco_Chanel
gptkb:Georgia_O'_Keeffe
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Mother_Teresa
gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:Marilyn_Monroe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Annie_Leibovitz
gptkb:TIME_magazine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4