Yousuf Karsh
Canadian, born Armenia, 1908–2002
William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) Maugham was a British novelist and dramatist whose best-known works are Of Human Bondage and The Razor’s Edge. Maugham wrote with wit and irony, frequently expressing a cynical view of life. Many of his plays have become classics of the modern theater, and several of his short stories have been made into films. Karsh characterized Maugham as a “polished, elegant, and sympathetic listener, with an immense cunning in penetrating another man’s inner-most thoughts.”
Canadian, born Armenia, 1908–2002
William Somerset Maugham
1950
Object Type:
Photograph
Dimensions:
20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print on paper
Accession Number:
2013.0005.0049
Credit Line:
Gift of Estrellita Karsh, in honor of Mark M. Johnson, and in memory of Yousuf Karsh
Copyright:
© Estate of Yousuf Karsh
William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) Maugham was a British novelist and dramatist whose best-known works are Of Human Bondage and The Razor’s Edge. Maugham wrote with wit and irony, frequently expressing a cynical view of life. Many of his plays have become classics of the modern theater, and several of his short stories have been made into films. Karsh characterized Maugham as a “polished, elegant, and sympathetic listener, with an immense cunning in penetrating another man’s inner-most thoughts.”
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