KARSH : A Birthday Celebration Exhibit Poster Churchill
- 1988
- Yousuf Karsh
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20 x 30 inches ~ (50 x 76 cm)$190
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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Possibly the most famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill "The Roaring Lion," was taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh in Ottawa on December 30, 1941, shortly after Churchill addressed the Canadian Parliament.
This portrait became an enduring symbol of British defiance and strength during World War II and has been used extrnsively, including on the back of the British five-pound banknote since 2016.
The exhibition, "Karsh: A Birthday Celebration," was organized by the International Center of Photography and held at the Barbican Art Gallery in London in 1988.
Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) was a renowned Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer famous for his dramatic lighting and intimate portraiture.
