Yousuf Karsh
Moira Shearer's hands
About this artwork
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artist:Yousuf KarshCanadian (1908 - 2002)
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title:Moira Shearer's hands
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Yousuf Karsh, the photographer, 1985
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accession number:PGP 95.4
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Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh
Armenian-born Karsh lived through the 1915 genocide in his homeland, emigrating to Canada to live with his uncle in 1924. After being apprenticed to the Boston photographer, John Garo, he set up his own studio in Ottawa in 1932. A portrait photographer, Karsh became internationally known for his...
