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Yousuf Karsh

Christian Dior

Description

Maker

Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908 - 2002)

Title

Christian Dior

Year

1954

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed lower left | Titled and dated verso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Object Number

2011.91.2

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Yousuf Karsh
Portraits of Artists
Feb 27, 2009 – Aug 23, 2009

Label copy

"Clearly I had come to Paris at the wrong time in 1954, within a few days of a Dior opening, with the contents of the salon were more carefully guarded than any

secret of state. Any premature inkling of the master’s latest creations, I gathered, would create an international crisis. Hence the only place where Dior would be

photographed was his tiny private office which guards the designing and model room....I decided to portray him standing partially hidden behind a screen, only

a portion of the face showing, with just one eye lighted and his finger to his lips enjoining silence and secrecy."

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Tombstone

Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908 - 2002)
Christian Dior, 1954
Gelatin silver print
27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 inches) (sheet)
Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh 2011.91.2

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