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- The Last Interview Al Hirschfeld Ever Gave Was To My 10–Year–Old Brother
Yesterday, Co.Design covered a new exhibition of the late, great Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld's work at the New York Public Library. Over the course of his 82–year career, Hirschfeld was interviewed by the biggest of wigs and ran in the glitziest of circles, drawing stars from Whoopi Goldberg to Duke Ellington to Carol Channing. But there's a secret that even the most expert of Hirschfeld ...
Oct. 25, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine - 18 Of Al Hirschfeld's Greatest Drawings
When the Broadway caricature master Al Hirschfeld drew a powerful CBS executive for a major newspaper, he received an angry phone call from CBS, complaining that the character in the drawing looked like "a gorilla." "That's not my doing," Hirschfeld responded. "That's God's work." This was a time when "Hirschfeld" was a verb. "You got Hirschfelded" meant you had officially made it in show biz ...
Oct. 24, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine