Karsh

American

[kahrsh] / kɑrʃ /

noun

Yousuf 1908–2002, Armenian-Canadian photographer, born in Turkey.

Karsh British

/ kɑːʃ /

noun

Yousuf. 1908–2002, Canadian photographer noted for portraits, especially of famous subjects

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The photo of Britain's war-time prime minister, taken by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, features on the UK £5 note.

From BBC

She said Mexican investors made up a prominent voice in a closed-door session organized by Oaktree Capital Management, which included co-founders Bruce Karsh and Howard Marks.

From Los Angeles Times

Karsh asks the dentist as he pokes around at his teeth.

From Salon

Through Karsh, Cronenberg spends the rest of the film trying to figure that out.

From Salon

How fitting, then, that grief is rotting Karsh’s teeth right out of his head.

From Salon

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