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  First Edition of A Life in Photography; Lengthily Inscribed by Edward Steichen to Celebrated Portrait Photographer Yousuf Karsh

  STEICHEN, Edward [Yousuf Karsh; Estrellita Karsh].

  A Life in Photography.

  Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963.

  First edition of this autobiography of Edward Steichen, documenting his pioneering career as one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. Square quarto, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 249 black-and-white plates, including still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Association copy, inscribed by Edward Steichen on the title page to celebrated portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh and his wife Estrellita, "To Yousuf & Estrellita Karsh With rememberings of a fine day of work and play. With affection & devotion Joanna & Edward Steichen." The recipient, Yousuf Karsh, is recognized as one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century. Arriving in Canada in 1924 as an Armenian refugee, Karsh eventually settled in Ottawa. Over six decades, he mastered the art of portraiture and created a unique chronicle of his time through images of celebrated legends. Some of his most notable subjects include Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. A celebrity in his own right, he was an elegant and charming public figure, captivating audiences with compelling stories told in images and words. Karsh sought to capture, as he ...

  Price: $2,000.00     Item Number: 151771

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