Yousuf Karsh

Armenian Canadian, 1908 - 2002

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Yousuf Karsh, Ernest Hemingway, 1957, gelatin silver print, Gift of Manfred Heiting, Los Angeles, 2025.100.14

Ernest Hemingway

Yousuf Karsh · 1957 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2025.100.14

This grayscale photograph shows an upper-body view of a woman seated and facing slightly to the right. She has pale skin and short, curly hair, and she is smiling. The woman is wearing a long-sleeved outfit with beaded embroidery on the shoulders and cuffs, along with a layered pearl necklace and several rings. She is holding a thin object in one hand, perhaps a pen. The background is dark, with soft lighting on the woman.
Yousuf Karsh, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1946, gelatin silver print, Gift of Manfred Heiting, Los Angeles, 2025.100.15

Eleanor Roosevelt

Yousuf Karsh · 1946 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2025.100.15