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Portraits of Greatness

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Kiadó: H. J. W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij N. V.
Kiadás helye: Amszterdam
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Kötés típusa: Vászon
Oldalszám: 207 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 31 cm x 25 cm
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YOUSUF KARSH Portraits of Greatness
Yousuf Karsh has portrayed more celebrated men and women than any other photographer of our time. An astonishing rangé 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 II, Popé Pius XII and Popé John XXIII, Churchill, Eisenhower, Nehru, Einstein, Schweitzer, Hemingway, Picasso, Casals, and many more of equal fame.
The art of Yousuf Karsh cannot be described in a few words, nor... Tovább

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YOUSUF KARSH Portraits of Greatness
Yousuf Karsh has portrayed more celebrated men and women than any other photographer of our time. An astonishing rangé 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 II, Popé Pius XII and Popé John XXIII, Churchill, Eisenhower, Nehru, Einstein, Schweitzer, Hemingway, Picasso, Casals, and many more of equal fame.
The art of Yousuf Karsh cannot be described in a few words, nor in many. But his success can be sensed immediately when he achieves the perfect, the unique attitűdé the natural carriage of the head and body, the sensitive planning of background, the illuminating gesture, the marvellous expressivity of the hands. Characteristic of Karsh portraits is the superb modelling of features achieved by infinite subtleties of lighting, so that the subject appears to have its own luminosity rather than to be played upon by ordinary light and shadow.
To achieve portraits of Karsh's quality necessarily entails extraordinary sensitivity of perception and personality in the artist himself. In the lively text accompanying each portrait, Yousuf Karsh telis of the conversations and incidents of each sitting, of the interviews and research that preceded it. The reader rapidly becomes aware of the skill and thoroughness with which the artist came to know each of his subjects in advance. By his own intuition and understanding, he draws out the personality he is recording, and at the same time entertains the reader delightfully in his rőle of Karsh, the accomplished raconteur.
Just as the photographic art of Yousuf Karsh is unique, so is the technique of reproduction accorded this collection of his most famous portraits. Produced in the Netherlands in sheet-fed gravure by one of the world's most famous printing houses, Portraits of Greatness sets a new standard in the graphic arts.
This is a collection of art reproductions of the highest quality, each page a subject for critical
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study and appreciation, each portrait worthy of sálon display in its own right. Imposing as an array of world-famous personalities, unsurpassed as a collection of photographic masterpieces by a single artist, a tour deforce in the art of printing, Portraits of Greatness by Yousuf Karsh is a magnificent record of the achievement of our time.
YOUSUF KARSH OF OTTAWA
Born in Mardin, Armenia, December 23,1908, Karsh grew up under the horrors of the Armenian massacres. He came to Canada in 1924 and after schooling in Sherbrooke, P.Q , studied photography in Boston for three years.
In 1933 Karsh opened his present studio in Ottawa. He was married to Solange Gauthier of Tours, Francé in 1939 and through her became interested in the Ottawa Little Theatre. At that time Lord Duncannon, son of the then Governor General of Canada, Lord Bessborough, took an active part in these dramatic productions. Through Lord Duncannon, the Governor General and Lady Bessborough, and later other persons in Ottawa governmental circles, came before the Karsh lens.
As Karsh's work became better known,.members of the Government, visiting statesmen, and other dignitaries came to hím to be photographed. In December 1941, Winston Churchill, then Prime Minister of England, spoke before the combined Houses of the Canadian Parliament and was photographed by Karsh through the aid of the late Prime Minister, W. L. Mackenzie King, a close friend and patron of Karsh. Publication of the Churchill picture brought Karsh into international prominence. At the request of the Canadian government he went to England and took a series of portraits, among which was included King George VI. Since then Karsh has photographed many royal personages.
Karsh portraits have appeared in publications all over the world, and Karsh himself has been the subject of many articles. In the recently published The Picture History of Photography, Karsh is represented by eight reproductions and a chapter of text. Karsh and his work have been dealt with not only in photographic books and journals, but in newspaper and magaziné columns and popular weekly and monthly periodicals on both sides of the Atlantic, in Australia, India and the Middle East, Scandinavia and the countries of Europe. He is a Canadian citizen, but his art is international.
Karsh's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute, Chicago, and other leading museums.
Two recent critical comments are significant: "When history reaches out for an understanding of great men, it will use Karsh portraits." And, "Yousuf Karsh, in his powerful portraits, transforms the humán face into legend." Vissza

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