Yousuf Karsh. First edition, stated third printing. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Has some chipping on the bottom of the dust jacket spine. No writing or markings found in the book, 202 pp. Jacket design by Ann Lampton Curtis.
A classic survey of 20th-century portrait photography by Yousuf Karsh, whose lens captured some of the most influential figures of the modern era. This volume includes striking photographic portraits of cultural icons such as Ernest Hemingway, Joan Baez, and numerous world leaders, artists, and writers.
Karsh’s work is celebrated for its dramatic lighting and psychological depth—images that have come to define the public image of their subjects.
