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Episode 42 – Warner Brothers 100

August 31, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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 Box – Irene 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

June 30, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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

May 19, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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

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 Cook – Bea Arthur – John Leguizamo – Elaine Stritch

Self-Portrait, 2002

Self-Portrait for the Fog Museum, 1985

Inkwell Self-Portrait, 1980

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Episode 39 – The Murals of 1958

March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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

February 28, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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)

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

December 23, 2022 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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 34 – Hirschfeld’s New Season (Online Exhibition)

November 23, 2021 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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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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Episode 33 – The Dog Show: Hounds by Hirschfeld Online Exhibition

July 20, 2021May 22, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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Join Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they tour the newest online exhibition “The Dog Show: Hounds by Hirschfeld”. They talk all things dogs and Hirschfeld with drawings ranging from 1924 to 2001.

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Episode 32 – It Goes So Fast – Our Town (Online Exhibition) with Howard Sherman

April 9, 2021 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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Creative Director David Leopold is joined by theatre administrator, writer, advocate, and guest curator of It Goes So Fast: Our Town by Hirschfeld, Howard Sherman. They talk Our Town in the 20th century through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld.

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