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Yousuf Karsh Biography
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1908 |
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Born in Mardin, Armenia.
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1925 |
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Arrived in Canada from Syria.
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1926 |
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Went to work for his Uncle Nakash at his studio, leaving behind his original desire to study medicine.
Starts apprenticeship with John H. Garo of Boston.
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1931 |
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Leaves Boston and opens his studio in Ottawa.
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1941 |
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Learns lighting at Ottawa Little Theatre and photographs Winston Churchill.
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1997 |
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Retires to Boston, MA.
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2002 |
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Dies in Boston at age 93.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
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2009
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2006
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Weston Gallery, Carmel, CA (solo)
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2004
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Tom Blau Gallery, London, England (solo)
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2004
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Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
Camera Work, Berlin, Germany
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1991
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National Portrait Gallery, London, England
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1989
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National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
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1983
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1967
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Montreal World's Fair
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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1952
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Charles Francis Press Gallery, New York, NY (traveled)
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1938
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T. Eaton Company, Toronto
Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa
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