Obits


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Alexander Haig was a US army general who served under Presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
On a side note, Mr Haig was the recent winner of the Largest Number of Press Prints in the Karsh Archive competition. 

Alexander Haig, 1982 © Yousuf Karsh
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Pyke_Alexander_McQueen.jpgSad news about the death of British national treasure and iconic bad boy of fashion Alexander McQueen.

Alexander McQueen © Steve Pyke
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dusty_died.jpgLife as a celebrity photo agent.
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Karsh_Updike_John_02.jpgIt's end-of-year obit season and it's been a busy one. Here in the Karsh archive we have at least half a dozen newly dead people. John Updike is here to illustrate the point.

John Updike, 1984 © Yousuf Karsh
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Penn-Irving-redo.jpgThe photo world's beloved Irving Penn died yesterday at the ripe old age of 92.

Irving Penn, 1965 © Yousuf Karsh
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Eunice Shriver Kennedy, sister of JFK, also died in August 2009. She was photographed with her husband, Sargent Shriver, in 1962.

Eunice and Sargent Shriver, 1962 © Yousuf Karsh
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Ted (Edward) Kennedy died on August 25th 2009.

Yousuf Karsh photographed him in 1968, having photographed JFK in 1957 and 1960, and Robert (Bobby) Kennedy in 1962.

Edward Kennedy, 1962 © Yousuf Karsh
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