Yousuf Karsh (American, b. Turkey 1908)
Humphrey Bogart, 1946
Gelatin silver print
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution;
gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of
Yousuf Karsh
© Estate of Yousuf Karsh
OCTOBER 18, 2018 - JANUARY 20, 2019

This comprehensive exhibition features images of Americans who have distinguished themselves in fields as diverse as business, medicine, entertainment, politics, and the arts by one of the 20th-century’s finest portrait photographers. Highlights include images of artist Georgia O’Keeffe, physician and virologist Jonas Salk, singer Marian Anderson, actress Grace Kelly, businesswoman Elizabeth Arden, architect I. M. Pei, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

This exhibition has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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