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...faces are of the famous-politicians, writers, composers, artists and movie stars. But in the half-century that he spent capturing their images, Yousuf Karsh, 74, himself became celebrated as a master of the photographic portrait. A tribute to Karsh's artistry, some 80 prints, is currently on view at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan, which is displaying his work in conjunction with the publication of Karsh: A Fifty-Year Retrospective. The book ranges from his classic picture of Winston Churchill, which became a symbol of British resistance during World War II, to a recent photo...
Eleanor and Franklin had done it. Bess and Harry too, along with every First Couple since. So, in keeping with a four-decade tradition, Jimmy and Rosalynn agreed to pose for Yousuf Karsh's camera. The Carters, says the famed Ottawa lensman, were "very cordial, warm and cooperative" as subjects. So was Amy's pet, Misty Malarkey, a copycat who insisted on being included in Rosalynn's portraits, taken in the Yellow Oval Room. The President, who had generously allowed two hours for his session in the Oval Office, proved especially understanding when asked to pose again...
Similarly, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Drs. John Decker, Jacob Karsh and colleagues treated four patients-including Rachel-with lymphapheresis (removal of only the white blood cells) three times a week for five to six weeks. In all except two Los Angeles patients, the therapy provided startling improvement. Their stiffness and agony was relieved for a period averaging several months. An unexpected observation: some patients seemed to get help from drugs that had not been doing them much good, or were not expected to work...
...Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer: "The loneliness of great men is part of their ability to create. Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness...
...combination of a Karsh, gusting wind blowing diagonally across the field, a bone-chilling downpour, and a grass playing surface that seemed almost to be drenched in oil set the stage for a game that would see countless slips, slides and wildly spinning balls...