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Creator: | Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002. |
Title: | Yousuf Karsh Photograph of Alfred Fuller |
Inclusive Dates: | before 1969 |
Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
Abstract: | Formal portrait of Alfred C. Fuller of the Fuller Brush Company, by noted photographer Yousuf Karsh. |
Language: | English |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was an Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer, recognized by Time magazine and the Metropolitan Museum of Art as one of the great portrait photographers of the 20th century.
Alfred Carl Fuller (1885-1973) was a Canadian-American businessman and founder of the Fuller Brush Company (1906). At the time this photograph was taken, he was chairman of the board.
The Yousuf Karsh Photograph of Alfred Fuller consists of a single photograph, a formal portrait of Alfred C. Fuller of the Fuller Brush Company.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Yousuf Karsh Photograph of Alfred Fuller,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Martin Bush, 1969.
Created by: MRC
Date: 30 Jan 2017
Revision history:
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SC 783 | Fuller, Alfred before 1969 - black and white, with handwritten annotations on back, stamped "KARSH, OTTAWA" |