Yousuf Karsh xhibition at the Boston MFA

Joerg · 01-07-2009

Hi,

I recently went to see the Karsh exhibition at the MFA.
There were around50-100 photos, portraits as well as advertising work, and I was totally blown away by the portraits. Well i new some of them but the total body is amazing. Also the prints were quite large and had an amazing detail, 8x10 !!!

the exhibition only lasts until 1/18, so catch it while you can.

Ciao

joerg

bmattock · 01-07-2009

I wish I could see it, Karsh is amazing. Thanks for the info!

raydm6 · 01-07-2009

Thanks for the head's-up. I am going to try and make this Sunday. Nice little slide show of some of his portraits here.

Joerg · 01-07-2009

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Originally Posted by raydm6

Thanks for the head's-up. I am going to try and make this Sunday. Nice little slide show of some of his portraits here.

Thanks for the link!

Joerg

ederek · 01-19-2009

Joerg - thanks for posting this! I went this weekend with a friend and it was a great exhibit! Such an interesting style that was consistent, yet each portrait was different and fresh. I realized how full the frame could be with so little light in a low-key image. He did a wonderful job of including context in many of the images, so as you moved to the next it was obvious you were looking at a scultor, or painter, and so on.

rogue_designer · 01-19-2009

There is a Karsh Exhibit opening up in Chicago this upcoming weekend. I wonder if it's part of the same show, or if the selection will be different.

He's one of my favorite portrait photographers.