YOUSUF KARSH (1908-2002) Portrait of the American writers Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut. 1990. Silver print, the image measuring 22½x19½ inches (57.2x49.5 cm.), the mount 30x24 inches (76.2x61 cm.), with Karsh, Bradbury, and Vonnegut's signatures in ink on mount recto, and Karsh's copyright stamp with the date 1990 and numeric notation "9" in pencil on mount verso.
Provenance Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto; to the Present Owner
Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels, including Slaughterhouse-Five. Ray Bradbury was a famous American writer of science fiction, and most notably the author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.
The two writers were photographed by Karsh together in 1990 as they were promoting works at the same time: The Ray Bradbury Theater, an anthology series scripted by the science-fiction writer, and Monkey House, a series focusing on stories from Vonnegut's collection Welcome to the Monkey House. (Source: Yousuf Karsh's official website)
