Photographing Greatness The Story of Karsh

Name: Photographing Greatness The Story of Karsh
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ISBN: 9781894917346

ISBN-10: 1894917340

ISBN-13: 9781894917346

Edition: 2007

Authors: lian goodall, Samantha Thompson

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Yousuf Karsh, an Armenian Christian, had an early interest in photography. As he became known for the quality of his work, Karsh's close proximity to powerful leaders in Ottawa led to commissions of portraits for Canadian politicians, foreign leaders, and eventually celebrities from all over the world. He became known as the worlds' finest portrait photographer. Over a seventy plus year career, Karsh photographed innumerable famous musicians, artists, actors, captains of industry and politicians, and, in arguably his most famous single portrait image, Winston Churchill. This children's biography on this fascinating figure who immortalized the makers of history in the tumultuous 20th…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

lian goodall began reviewing Canadian children's books in the 1980s and currently has a regular column in the Guelph Mercury and St. Catharines Standard. Her first published book was Diego Maradona. Her second was William Lyon Mackenzie King. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.