Collection search - Famous glossies and portraits [graphic material] : Formerly Group 5

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Famous glossies and portraits [graphic material] : Formerly Group 5

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1933-1987, 1991.

Reference:

R613-284-1-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

140082

Context of this record:

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Yousuf Karsh fonds

Karsh studio photographic records

Famous glossies and portraits
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Sub-series includes:

84 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1933-1987, 1991.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 11,090 photographs : 11,060 b&w and 30 col. prints.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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This subseries is comprised of two parts: a set of black and white glossy prints arranged in alphabetical order of Yousuf Karsh's most famous prints; and a set of his famous portraits, labelled on the individual boxes, with the proofs numbered, and the choice of the sitter indicated. The second set includes both colour and black and white material, sometimes from the same sitting.

Finding aid:

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(Paper) Finding aid 197 covers the photographic material in the accession 1987-054. FA-197

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Custodial history:

Yousuf and Estrellita Karsh

Source:

Private
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R613] 481

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [KARSH, YOUSUF 1987-054]

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 179;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 404--KAR 410;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 410.1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 411--KAR 431;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 431.1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 432--KAR 469;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 471;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 473--KAR 481;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 483--KAR 499;

[Consultation 90 Open]

KAR 501--KAR 513;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Restrictions on use: For items in copyright: for private study and research purposes, Library and Archives Canada will provide only colour or black and white photographs up to an 8x10 in. format. The photographs will be blindstamped or embossed. For exhibition loans, please contact Loans and Exhibitions, Library and Archives Canada, 550 De la Cité Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0N4. For public, commercial, or other uses contact: www.karsh.org.

Copyright: Estate of Yousuf Karsh.

Credit: Yousuf Karsh / Library and Archives Canada / copy number.

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09