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Yousuf Karsh, Benoit Dupuis, Wheel Rim Welding, Plant No. 2, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 86.0 cm x 61.0 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.002

Yousuf Karsh, Reese Davis and William Hendra, Plant No.2, Pattern Makers, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 75.2 cm x 100.6 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.001

Yousuf Karsh, Ed Pfeiffer, Plant No. 2 Cylinder Block Dept. 20, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 75.2 cm x 100.6 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.008

Yousuf Karsh, Edward Lyons, Third Year Student at Gigbora Machine, Trade School, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 100.6 cm x 75.2 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.003

Yousuf Karsh, Emric (Jimmy) Saska, Set-Up Man, Plant No. 2, Valve Det. 39, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 100.6 cm x 75.2 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.007

Yousuf Karsh, Gow Crapper Putting trim cord on rear window, Trim Line No. 1, Plant No. 4, 1951, gelatin silver print, 20.5 cm x 25.4 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.034

Yousuf Karsh, Orel Meunier Plant No. 2, Crankshaft Department, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 75.2 cm x 100.6 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.006

Yousuf Karsh, Ralph Mather, Final Motor Assembly, Plant No. 4, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 75.2 cm x 100.6 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.009

Yousuf Karsh, Robert Trinder, Photographed with Comparator (Training Program), 1951, gelatin silver print, 25.4 cm x 20.5 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.030

Yousuf Karsh, Robert Trinder, Photographed with Comparator (Training Program), 1951, gelatin silver print, 50.5 cm x 40.1 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.018

Yousuf Karsh, Robert Trinder Photographed with Comparator (Training Program), 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 100.6 cm x 75.2 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.004

Yousuf Karsh, Terry Trush, Maurice Lehoux, Ed Thurman, Mr. Lajeunesse, Final Assembly, Painting Booth, Plant No. 4, 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 75.2 cm x 100.6 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.005

Yousuf Karsh, The Trade School (Discussion Period, with Head of School Mr. Moncrieff), 1951, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 100.6 cm x 75.2 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.011

Yousuf Karsh, Yousuf Karsh, not dated, silver halide emulsion on fibre-based paper, 100.6 cm x 75.2 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.010

Yousuf Karsh, Yousuf Karsh, 1951, gelatin silver print, 25.4 cm x 20.5 cm
Gift of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 2013, 2013.036

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Yousuf Karsh: The Ford Motor Company of Canada Gift to the AGW

January 25 – April 6, 2014

Location: Charles & Ethel Cohen Family Gallery, 3rd floor

In 2013, the Ford Motor Company of Canada donated 39 works to the AGW by renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh. This exhibition is a selection from this gift, focusing on Karsh's large-format prints through which we can understand his working process. This collection is an important body of work from his 1951 Ford commission to interpret the daily life of workers at the Windsor plants.

The donation marks the culmination of a long-standing relationship between the AGW and Ford, which began during the course of research for Ford City/Windsor (1994). Interest in the collection continued with Cassandra Getty, former AGW Historical Curator and Collections Manager. Her research led to the Gallery developing Yousuf Karsh: Industrial Images, a major touring exhibition and book during 2004-10, which emphasized his contribution to 20th century portrait photography and the significance of this body of work to Windsor's labour history.

The Karsh collection boasts rich potential in its capacity to speak to histories of photography, portraiture, an artist's economic means of livelihood and the gendered history of the labour force. It also makes an important contribution to the Gallery's historical collections of mid-century photography. Thanks to the Ford Motor Company of Canada for choosing the AGW as home for this collection, where it will be among the works of contemporary photographers such as Edward Burtynsky, Raphael Goldchain and Stan Douglas. After a four-year moratorium on collections development, the AGW welcomes re-engagement in this important core function with the acquisition of this stimulating collection.

Co-curated by Cassandra Getty and Catharine Mastin

See Ted Shaw's Dec. 12, 2013 Windsor Star article Karsh photos donated to AGW: http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/12/12/karsh-photos-donated-to-agw/

Watch Tourism Windsor's Yousuf Karsh promotional video

Read Karsh exhibit captures Ford City heyday in Wheels.ca from Jan. 31, 2014: http://www.wheels.ca/feature/karsh-exhibit-captures-ford-city-heyday/