Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick Ko offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] The Other great Canadian Photog pix of Churchill > At the Chateau Laurier hotel, in Ottawa, a number of portraits taken by > Karsh, hang in the lobby. Churchill's portrait is there. > > My favourite is Einstein's portrait. Hi Vick, Did you know KARSH's studio was in the Chateau Laurier Hotel? He lived their in one of the suites at one time. When he re-married, he and Estrellita lived in his country home, "Little Wings!" Beautiful and comfy and not the least bit ostentatious. Very nice homey feeling. cheers, ted > On 9/4/2011 9:03 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >> I don't know if I ever saw that portrait before; probably did some time >> in the past since it is quite famous. But here I am all alone in the >> house (except for the cat) and at first glance I exclaim out loud: "That >> is good. Oh, that IS good!" >> >> Herb >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> A local gallery just put up a print for sale by the second most famous >>> Canadian photographer, Yousef Karsh... the pretty well know photo of >>> Churchill. >>> >>> It's worth looking at again, I hadn't seen it in awhile. >>> http://www.afterimagegallery.com/karshchurchill.htm >>> >>> Good story too. >>> >>> Leo Wesson >>> Photographer/Videographer >>> 817.733.9157 >>> www.leowesson.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information