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New Haven, 1945.. Volume two, number three. Printed wrapper. Some darkening and shallow losses along the overlap wrapper edges, but very good or better. Special Kafka issue, guest-edited by Angel Flores, printing hitherto untranslated pieces by him, as well as essays about him.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, actual image 11 1/2 x 10 1/2). Numbered in pencil on verso, and with "Karsh, Ottawa" credit label and agency label of Rapho Guillumette. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a strong half-length portrait of two Zulu warriors in tribal dress, including a visible shield, spear and two staffs, against the background of the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains. The image is identified in pencil on the verso as "No. 117" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, actual image area 10 1/2 x 9 1/2"). Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a strong 3/4 profile portrait of a Zulu tribesman in tribal dress. The image is identified as "No. 564" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a beautiful half-length portrait of two Zulu tribeswomen in tribal dress, including elegant headgear, against the background of the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains. The image is identified in pencil on the verso as "No. 208" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, actual image area 11.75 x 10.75"). Numbered in pencil on verso. Small crease in extreme top edge in margin, a few minor signs of printing or negative blemishes, otherwise about fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a strong portrait of a Zulu tribesman in tribal dress, holding a spear, and with an extraordinary feathered head dress. The image is identified as "No. 322" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size 13.5 x 9"). Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a full-length character portrait of Simon Sabela & Christabel as tribal dancer and musician, Daniel Tshabalala as Jacob, and four unidentified Zulu tribesmen. Sabela, Christabel and the tribesmen are in ceremonial dress, Tshabalala is playing a flute, while the unidentified Zulus clap. Christabel's ceremonial dress features an intricate, heavily beaded, head, neck, chest, and loin design. Additionally, she carries a musical instrument called a… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size 13.5 x 10"). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a fine character portrait of Ulla Jacobsen, in her role as Margareta Witt. The image is identified as "No. 8-40" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size is 10.5 x 10.75"). Captioned and numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Yale educated Endfield (1914-1995) was for a time associated with Welles's Mercury Productions. His early socially conscious films, THE UNDERWORLD STORY and THE SOUND OF FURY, contributed to his running afoul of the HUAC and his being blacklisted. He expatriated to the UK in 1953 and ZULU is one of his major credits of later years. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a classic head and shoulders portrait and the image is captioned on the verso as "Cy Endfield" and "No.… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a 3/4 profile portrait of a Zulu warrior in tribal dress, seated on the ground with an animal skin beneath him, and with a half-length spear held in front of him. The image is identified as "No. 110" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a beautiful and strong three-quarter length portrait of an elderly Zulu tribeswoman in tribal dress, with a herding stick, against the background of the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains. The image is identified in pencil on the verso as "No. 427" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a dramatic full length portrait of a musician with a ceremonial drum, a Zulu tribeswoman's head, in feathered head dress, and hand visible behind him. In the background male and female Zulu tribespeople are assembled for a ceremonial dance. The foothills and the Drakensberg mountains provide the backdrop. The image is identified in pencil on the verso as "No. 581" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a fine three-quarter length character portrait of Michael Caine, in his role as Lt. Gonville Bromhead - a role which was a major springboard in early years of his career. The image is identified as "No. 7-12" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 10 1/4 x 10 5/8" (on 11 x 14" sheet). Captioned in pencil on verso, with labels. About fine. An original print of one of the superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image depicts a very large gathering of Zulu men and women in full ceremonial dress engaged in a tribal dance in a large open area surrounded by huts, a fence and many additional tribes-people, against the background of the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains. In the lower left corner, with his back to the camera, appears Mangosuthu Buthelezi in regal dress, standing before one of the large tusks that are incorporated in his throne. On the verso appear two labels, the first… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 11 x 14" (inclusive of margins, image size 10.5 x 13.5"). Captioned and numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is character portrait of a young boy (Daniel Tshabalala as Jacob), playing a flute with a guitar resting on his knee while sitting on rocks along a river, the further bank of which is visible in the background. Also visible is an automobile and the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains. The image is identified as "Daniel Tchaballa [sic]" and "No. 355" in the series in pencil on the verso. Although this project is not as widely known as… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image, an imposing portrait of future political leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi in character as Zulu King Cetshwayo kaMpande, shows the subject in full ceremonial garb, seated in a substantial throne-like setting. The image is identified as "No. 5-31" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size 12.5 x 10 5/8"). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a fine character portrait of South African film actor, Gert van den Berg, in his role as Adendorff. The image is identified as "No. 4-12" in the series, and the subject is misidentified in the pencil caption as "Kurt Van Den Boch." Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 11 X 14" (inclusive of margins, image size 10.75 x 12.5"). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image, half-length formal portrait of future political leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi in character as Zulu King Cetshwayo kaMpande, shows the subject from waist up, dressed in animal skins, with an enormous elephant tusk arching in the background. The image is identified as "No. 5-17" in the series and captioned "Chief Butalezi [sic] in his ancestral robes." Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size 13.25 x 10.5"). Captioned and numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a fine casual three-quarter portrait of Ulla Jacobsen holding a beribboned boating hat, while standing on the shores of a river with trees bending over the water in the background with a bend in the river in the distance. The image is identified as "Ulla Jacobsen in a relaxed moment" and "No. 582" in the series. Jacobsen (1929-1982) had the only speaking role for a woman in the film. Although this project is not as widely known as… Read More

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 11 x 14", inclusive of margins. Numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a remarkable portrait of a Zulu tribesman in tribal dress seated on the ground holding his spear, with two others receding into the background, with the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains as the backdrop. The image is identified as "No. 19" in the series in pencil on the verso. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 11 x 14" (inclusive of margins). Captioned and numbered in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of generally superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a candid portrait of members of the cast and crew engaged in a board game while they wait out the rain. The image is identified as "Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsen, Stanley Baker, Cy Endfield and others play checkers on a rainy day" and "No. 188" in the series. Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.