Special Film Screening of "Karsh is History" with Director Joseph Hillel July 16, 2009

KARSH IS HISTORY Canada/2009/Betacam/colour/52 min/English

The film presents a contemporary reflection, in images and music, on Yousuf Karsh's work and its place in the context of portrait photography history up to present. As 2009 is the 100th anniversary of his birth, the film commemorates the artist and his work. From its conception, photography has had a closer relationship with celebrity. In a sense you could say the emergence of photography coincides with the emergence of the public celebrity as an important part of everyday life. Meet the director Joseph Hillel and enjoy a lively discussion and Q&A following the screening. This event is suppported in part by Délégation du Québec à Boston , Société de Développement des Enterprises Culturelles Québec (sodec). The event is organized in partnership with the Brown University French Studies Department.

Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium

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