Yousuf Karsh's portraits are exhibited in SeoulMarch 18, 2009 - 00:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seventy of Karsh's portraits from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston are currently part of the "Karsh 100" exhibition at the Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Korea Times reports. The exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of Karsh's birth, who died in 2002 at the age of 93, Korea Times reports. "Karsh 100" runs through May 8.The Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, a master of portrait photography, is widely known for his iconic portraits of some of the most famous men and women of the 20th century, such as Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Ernest Hemingway, Jacqueline Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn. Throughout his career, Karsh took portraits of 15,312 of the most notable people around the world. Karsh had once written about his "fascination for the inner power of his subjects." His goal was "to photograph the great in spirit, whether they be famous or humble." The Karsh exhibition in Seoul is divided into three sections, "Portraits," featuring his famous works of people; "On Assignment," showing images of post-war Canada; and "The Early Years," featuring early experimental images. Aside from the famous portraits of Churchill, Hepburn, Kennedy, Einstein and Hemingway, there are also revealing portraits of Pablo Picasso, Dwight Eisenhower, Humphrey Bogart, Jacques Costeau, Helen Keller and Fidel Castro. Korean photographer Lim Young-kyun had a chance to meet Karsh in New York in 1982. His portrait of Karsh is included in the exhibition. ![]() ![]() Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |