CANADIAN-ARMENIAN PHOTOGRAPHER Y. KARSH’S EXHIBITION OPENED IN BOSTON
Noyan Tapan
Se p 25, 2008
BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibit of
Canadian-Armenian photographer Yousef Karsh’s work opened in the Rabb
Gallery of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on September 23.
The exhibit titled "Karsh 100: A Biography In Images" features
more than 100 of Karsh’s works. It includes photos of presidents,
scientists, artists, writers and musicians, including Jacques Cousteau,
Georgia O’Keeffe, Ernest Hemingway and Sophia Loren. Karsh was born in
1908 in Western Armenia (in present-day Turkey). His family fled the
Armenian Genocide and he ended up living with an uncle in Canada. His
career was launched with a classic portrait of Winston Churchill in
1941. He was considered a master of studio lights and his work is
housed in the permanent collections of some of the most well-known
world museums. The exhibit will run up to Jan. 19, 2009.