Malak Karsh

Malak Karsh, OC
Born	March 1, 1915(1915-03-01) Mardin, Ottoman Empire
Died	November 8, 2001(2001-11-08) (aged 86) Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Field	Photography
Works	Picture of the floating logs on the Ottawa River
Awards	Order of Canada

Malak Karsh, OC (March 1, 1915 – November 8, 2001) was a Canadian photographer of Armenian heritage, brother of Yousuf Karsh, who is best known for his photographs of the Ottawa region.

Born in Mardin, Ottoman Empire, he emigrated to Canada in 1937 and went to work with his brother. In 1963, he took a picture of the floating logs on the Ottawa River, called Paper and Politics, which was put on the back of the 1969-1979 series Canadian $1 bill.

He was one of the founders of the Canadian Tulip Festival and its honorary president at the time of his death. According to mayor Bob Chiarelli, "He helped put Ottawa on the map. Probably the biggest and best brand for Ottawa was his tulips." ^[1]

In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2005, the city of Ottawa established the Karsh Prize, honoring Ottawa photo-based artists, in honor of Malak and Yousuf Karsh.^[2]

References

1. ^ Caroline Murray, "Mourning a Rare Talent: Malak Karsh's exquisite photos chronicled a city and a nation," Ottawa Sun, 9 November 2001, p. 4.
2. ^ "The Picture of Excellence," The Ottawa Citizen, 14 February 2005, p. B4.

External links

• http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Malak_Karsh

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Name	Karsh, Malak
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Date of birth	1915-03-01
Place of birth	Mardin, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	2001-11-08
Place of death	Ottawa, Ontario