Episode 44 – Disney

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation team celebrates Disney’s 100th anniversary through Al Hirschfeld’s unique relationship with the company including Hirschfeld’s critical reviews of early Disney films, his depictions of their characters, and Disney Animation’s tributes to Hirschfeld in the films Aladdin and Fantasia 2000!

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Hollywood Party, 1934

“Mickey Mouse Can Be All Things To All Men”, 1937

Marge Champion

Alexander King

Hirschfeld’s Reviews of Disney Films

Walt Disney, 1938 (For Snow White Review)

Ray Bolger

Eric Goldberg Interview on “The Hirschfeld Century Podcast” (2019)

New International Casino, 1937

The Movies, 1954

Television Personalities/Me and the Set, 1955

Ice Capades, 1958 (with the Seven Dwarfs)

Freddie Trinkler in Stars on Ice, 1942

Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)

Disney Characters Around the Algonquin Round Table, 1973

The Algonquin Round Table, 1962

Mary Poppins, 1990 (Two Drawings)

Americans in London (w/Walt Disney), 1952

Omnibus, 1952 (Featuring Walt Disney and Scenes from Peter Pan)

Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)

“Noises Off” Poster, 1992

Eric Goldberg (w/ the Genie), 1995

Solid Sender from “Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld”, 1941

George Gershwin

Mitzi Mayfair

Carl Barks, 1999

Brad Bird and Family, 2002

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Episode 43 – Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years

David & Katherine celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Lively Years, a collaboration by Al Hirschfeld and his friend, theater critic Brooks Atkinson, featuring over 80 old and new drawings by Hirschfeld looking back at over 50 years of American theatre.

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Brooks Atkinson

Our Town

The Visit, 1958

R.U.R., 1973 

Waiting For Godot

Summer and Smoke, 1952

Arthur Miller

The Beautiful People, 1941

Sidney Lumet

Critic and Artist Escaping the Theater, 1948

Guys and Dolls, 1950

The Iceman Cometh, 1946

The Cradle Will Rock, 1938 (with added “Nina”)

Born Yesterday, 1946 (Right Side) 

Henry Hull in Tobacco Road (1935)

Winterset – 1935 & 1973

Idiot’s Delight (1973)

Golden Boy (1973)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois: 1938 (Original)1971 (Pulitzer Prize series)1973

Watch On The Rhine: 19411973

There Shall Be No Night: 19401973

The Skin of Our Teeth: 19421973 

Bury The Dead, 1973

Osgood Perkins (Lively Years Cover), 1973

One Third of a Nation, 1973

Nathan George in No Place To Be Somebody, 1973

Lost In The Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn By Hirschfeld – Online Exhibition

Hair, 1968

West Side Story, 1957

Raisin in the Sun, 1973

Lena Horne

Hirschfeld’s Original Drawings for The Lively Years (1973)

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Episode 42 – Warner Brothers 100

David & Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warner Brothers by looking at Hirschfeld’s work for the studio and the many films he drew from their prestigious library!

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Miguel Covarrubias

Rin-Tin-Tin

George Bonte, Warner Brothers Art Dept., 1925

Set of Borders from Warner Brother Campaign Book, 1925

Selznick Distributing Corporation Brochure, 1924

Ernst Lubitsch, 1925

Sydney Chaplin in The Man on the BoxIrene Rich in My Wife & I, 1925

John Barrymore in Don Juan, 1926

Jason Robards Sr.

Monte Blue

How Baxter Butted In, 1925

George Jessel

You Can’t Take it With You, 1938

My Fair Lady, 1964

Any Wednesday, 1966

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966

Camelot, 1967

Finian’s Rainbow, 1968

Ship of Fools, 1965

Petulia, 1968

Warner Bros. Seven Arts Int’l Film Festival, 1969

What’s Up Doc?, 1972

Portnoy’s Complaint, 1972

Jane Fonda, 1970

Stanley Kubrick Edits A Clockwork Orange, 1972

McCabe and Mrs. Miller, 1971

The Goodbye Girl, 1977

Lucille Ball in Mame, 1974

The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1975

The Ritz, 1976

The Cast of The Last of Sheila, 1973

Movies to Remember Series

Arthur, 1981

City Heat, 1984

A Streetcar Named Desire – Limited Edition Book

The Maltese Falcon, 1977

James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1989

Casablanca

All Warner Brothers Published Pieces


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Episode 41 – Prints

At long last, our long-teased prints podcast episode is here! David & Katherine discuss Hirschfeld’s long, exciting history with prints, and answer your burning print questions. Learn more about the Harlem, Rhythm, and Kabuki series, plus many more works!

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Lithograph Example: Bob Hope (1988)

Etching Example: Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1975)

The Hook Shop (1926)

Fez Drawings (1926)

Art Students League – Caricature Study (1926)

Railway Station, Kharkov (1928)

Art and Industry (1931)

The Dizzy Club (1931)

La Serviette Au Cou (1931)

Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld (1941)Apollo Chorine

Rhythm Series (1970)

Kabuki Series (1976)

Chelsea Pub (1931)

Elvis (1968) (Print with Spotlight)

Charlie Chaplin Back View (1981)

Reba in Annie Get Your Gun (2001)

What’s My Line? TV Guide Cover (1957)

Lindy Hop from the Harlem Series (1941)

The Movies (1954)

Conductors of the Philadelphia Orchestra (2002)

The Summit (2002)

Ringo Starr (2001)

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1997)

The Grateful Dead (1995)

Jack Lemmon in Tribute (1979)

The Sopranos (2001)

Frank Ferrante as Groucho Marx (1986)

Swing Quartet (1956)

United Nations Postal Service (1991)

Beverly Hills 90210 (1995)

The Gershwins (1955)

The Thin Man (1998)

Jerry Garcia (1995)

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Episode 40 – Hirschfeld in the 21st Century

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they take a look at Hirschfeld’s works in the 21st Century in honor of his 120th birthday on June 21st. From Friends on TV, to Academy Award nominees, to Reba on Broadway and more; hear about the final works in Al Hirschfeld’s career and how his legacy lives on today.

The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001

Gangs of New York, 2002

2000 Academy Award Nominees

Groucho Marx, 2000

Comedians at Lunch, 2000

The Sopranos, 2001

Friends 

Seinfeld

The West Wing, 2001

Will & Grace

American Flag (TV Guide), 2001

Ally McBeal, 1999

Riverdance, 2000

Jacob’s Pillow, 2001

The Conductors of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 2002

Reba McEntire, 2001

42nd Street, 2001

Oklahoma!, 2002

Oklahoma (Other Drawings)

David Mamet and Ricky Jay – On the Stem, 2002

Harry Houdini, 2002

Tony Nominees – Special Theatrical Event: Barbara CookBea ArthurJohn LeguizamoElaine Stritch 

Self-Portrait, 2002

Self-Portrait for the Fog Museum, 1985

Inkwell Self-Portrait, 1980

Mary Rodgers, 2000


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Episode 39 – The Murals of 1958

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archive Manager Katherine Eastman as they discuss various Hirschfeld murals from the year 1958 including a World’s Fair mural caught in the backdrop of the Cold War!

Mural at American Pavilion at Brussels World’s Fair (1958)

The Visit (1958)

The First Born (1958)

Playwrights Mural for the Playbill Room at the Hotel Manhattan (1958)

Broadway First Nighters (1958) – for the Hotel Manhattan: Part One

Broadway First Nighters (1958) – for the Hotel Manhattan: Part Two

First Ladies of the Theater (1958) for the Hotel Manhattan

Ethel Barrymore

The Movies (1954) for Fifth Avenue Cinema

Mural Wallpaper (1958)

Article about Hirschfeld Mural Wallpaper 

Article about The Frolic Room in LA featuring the Hirschfeld Mural Wallpaper

Duke McHale in Babes in Arms (1937)

Bloomer Girl (1944)

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Episode 38 – Bali

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they recall Hirschfeld’s pivotal trip to Bali that changed his career forever!

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Sydney Chaplin, Man on the Box (1925)

On Ze Boulevard (1927)

Fred Allen

George Kaufman

Marx Brothers

Tahiti

Miquel Covarrubias

Bali

Charlie Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Al & Flo’s Letter to the Chaplins

Sunnyside Poster (1927)

Art Students League – Study

Fanny Brice and George Jessel, 1932

S.J. Perelman

The Great Dictator (1940)

Charlie Chaplin – Smiling, Man With Both Feet (1942)

Charlie Chapin “A Balinese Girl Dances Like This” (1942)

Swiss Family Perelman

Balinese Pastiche (1950)

Rhythm Series – Le Gong Bali (1970)

Show Business is No Business

Charlie Chaplin “Back View” (1981)

Silent Screen Stars Stamps (1994)

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Episode 37 – The American Theatre as seen by Hirschfeld 1962-2002

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they pursue the new book The American Theatre as seen by Hirschfeld 1962-2002. We guarantee you’ll see something you’ve never seen before!

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Comedians of 1963 (page 24)

Jennifer West in Diamond Orchid (page 51)

Eartha Kitt in Timbuktu (page 84)

Dancin’ (page 102)

The Entertainer (page 113)

On Your Toes (page 160)

Largely New York (page 173)

Colm Wilkinson and Terrance Mann (page 163)

Six Leading Ladies (page 202)

Chimere (page 222)

Dance of Death (page 235)

Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails (page 241)

The American Theatre Book Trailer

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Episode 36 – Call Her Madam: Sex, Crime, and Fun in Polly Adler’s New York (Online Exhibition with Debby Applegate)

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and author Debby Applegate as they tour the newest online exhibition “Call Her Madam: Sex, Crime, and Fun in Polly Adler’s New York”.

Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here.

Call Her Madam Online Exhibition Merch

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Episode 34 – Hirschfeld’s New Season (Online Exhibition)

Join Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they tour the newest online exhibition “Hirschfeld’s New Season”.

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