The Hirschfeld century
Subtitle: portait of an artist and his age
By: Al Hirschfeld ; edited, and with text, by David Leopold
Contributors: Hirschfeld, Al
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781101874974
Subjects: Pictorial American wit and humor; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Al Hirschfeld redefined caricature and exemplified Broadway and Hollywood, enchanting generations with his mastery of line. His art appeared in every major publication during nine decades of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as on numerous book, record, and program covers; film posters and publicity art; and on fifteen U.S. postage stamps. Now, The Hirschfeld Century brings together for the first time the artist's extraordinary eighty-two-year career, revealed in more than 360 of his iconic black-and-white and color drawings, illustrations, and photographs--his influences, his techniques, his evolution from his earliest works to his last drawings, and with a biographical text by David Leopold, Hirschfeld authority, who, as archivist to the artist, worked side by side with him and has spent more than twenty years documenting the artist's extraordinary output" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index.