Portraits of Greatness by Karsh, Yousef - 1959

Nelson, 1959. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The definitive collection of Karsh's iconic photos of major personages, including probably the most famous photographs of Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway ever taken. A second printing, inscribed by Karsh on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The portraits in this book are produced by sheet-fed gravure, making them of the highest quality. Yousuf Karsh has protrayed more celebrated men and women than any other photographer of our time. An astonishing range of celebrities has come before the Karsh lens, and with remarkable frequency it has been the Karsh portrait that has become the definitive record of the famous personality, the one through which the world has been brought face to face with greatness, the one that will be best remembered in future years. In this single volume are gathered together ninety-six of Karsh's most memorable photographic portraits, selected by the artist who created them. Royalty, church leaders, statesmen, businessmen, artists, musicians, actors, playwrights, scientists, authors -- all are unforgettably recorded in these pages. Queen Elizabeth III, Pope Pius XII and Pope John XXIII, Churchill, Eisenhower, Nehru, Einstein, Schweitzer, Hemingway, Picasso, Casals, and many more of equal fame.