Al Hirschfeld

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Al Hirschfeld


Born
in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States
June 21, 1903

Died
January 20, 2003


Al Hirschfeld was an American caricaturist renowned for his elegant black-and-white portraits of celebrities, Broadway stars, and cultural icons, whose distinctive style, executed in pure line with a crow quill, became instantly recognizable and influential across generations of artists and illustrators. Born in St. Louis to German and Russian Jewish parents, Hirschfeld trained at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design, later studying in Paris and London, and began his career with commissions for the New York Herald Tribune before moving to The New York Times. Over an eight-decade career, he chronicled virtually every major figure in entertainment, from Broadway actors and film stars to jazz legends, rock musicians, and ...more

Average rating: 4.29 · 450 ratings · 38 reviews · 74 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Hirschfeld Century: Por...

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On Line

4.63 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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Hirschfeld's New York

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4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Speakeasies of 1932 (Applau...

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4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1932 — 5 editions
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Hirschfeld's Harlem: Manhat...

4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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Hirschfeld: Art and Recolle...

4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions
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The World of Hirschfeld

4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld

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4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions
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Show Business is No Business

4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1951 — 8 editions
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Serrote #7

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3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011
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“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.”
Al Hirschfeld

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