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Awards and honours [textual record, object]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1961-1989.

Reference:

R613-360-2-E

Type of material:

Art, Textual material, Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

155493

Context of this record:

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Yousuf Karsh fonds

Awards and honours
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Series includes:

28 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1961-1989.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.585 m of textual records.
15 medals.
11 plaques.
1 sculpture ceramic.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of awards and honours received by Yousuf Karsh in recognition of his contributions to photography. Included are honorary degrees as well as other awards such as the Order of Canada and various plaques and medals from various institutions and associations. Also included are files which document Karsh's membership in a number of societies and clubs.

Arranged chronologically with oversized material moved to volumes 375-376.

Series also comprises medallic objects similarly awarded to Karsh in recognition of his achievements. Awards include a clay figure by Mimi Boudreault which refers to his publications "Portraits of Greatness" and "Faces of Destiny"; and the twenty-fifth anniversary medal of Queen Elizabeth's coronation.

Additionally, there is a platinum album presented to Karsh by the band Rush in recognition of the 200,000 sales of their record "Grace Under Pressure", which Karsh had taken the album photos.

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(Electronic) Graphic material has been item-level catalogued in ICON.

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699 : "Rush" Platinum Record

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R613] 687--690

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R613]

[Consultation 90 Open]

333--335;

[Consultation 90 Open]

375--376;

[Consultation 90 Open]

660;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Object

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Volume [R613] 699

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

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