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Praise for Al Hirschfeld’sTHE HIRSCHFELD CENTURYEdited and with text by David Leopold “Gloriously illustrated . . . star-studded, anecdote-rich, critically clarifying, and thoroughly enlightening.”                                -Booklist (Starred Review) “Lively . . . comprehensive . . .  passionate . . . a diverting study of a towering figure in 20th century illustration.”                                -Publishers Weekly “Richly illustrated . . . An intelligent, carefully representative look at Hirschfeld's work that ably shows why the artist deserves to be remembered today.”                                -Kirkus

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About the Author

AL HIRSCHFELD was born in St. Louis in 1903, grew up in New York City, and studied at the Art Students League. His work is in the collections of many museums, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Harvard Fogg Museum. Hirschfeld died in 2003 at the age of ninety-nine.     DAVID LEOPOLD was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and studied at the University of Pittsburgh. He has organized several landmark exhibitions on a variety of aspects of Hirschfeld’s art, among them Hirschfeld’s Hollywood for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He lives near Philadelphia.   http://www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org

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Product details

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (July 7, 2015)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 110187497X

ISBN-13: 978-1101874974

Product Dimensions:

9.6 x 1.1 x 10.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.6 out of 5 stars

52 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#128,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

I always thought the idea of a coffee table art book published on Kindle would be a disaster. Photographs and paintings are almost always muddy on this small screen. The exception: THE HIRSCHFELD CENTURY: Portrait of an Artist and his Age by David Leopold. In his 88-year career Al Hirschfeld (1803-2003) was a bon vivant, party animal, brilliant conversationalist and sheer delight to be with. He was also the greatest caricaturist in the history of the world, who rendered dizzying variety of line portraits of every person of importance in theater, film, television, literature, the arts and slew of other professions. Quite simply Hirschfeld’s line drawings—hundreds of them—reproduce beautifully on Kindle. For example late in his life, Al sired a daughter—Nina—who was the apple of his eye, and whose name appeared in hundreds of his drawings. The Sunday morning game for millions of newspaper readers was to scrutinize Hirschfeld’s latest work and find the NINA hidden in the folds of a dress, in a tangle of hair, in wallpaper, backgrounds, curtains or an amazingly distorted face. Because so much of his work is precise line drawings, Kindle readers can happily play the NINA game. This is amazing. As well as presenting Hirschfeld’s extraordinary artwork, David Leopold adds splendid sugar and spice to the narrative—how each work was conceived as well as the gossipy, readable stories of his life, world travels and friendships made with his subjects. Particularly fascinating was Hirschfeld’s epiphany—the magical moment he came to understand what his art was all about. It happened in Bali. “The Balinese sun seemed to bleach out all color, leaving everything in pure line. The people became line drawings walking around,” Al wrote of the experience. ”I think it is no accident that rich, lush painting flourishes in the fog of Europe, while graphic art—from Egypt across Persia to India and all the way to the Pacific Islands—is influenced by the sun . . . it was in Bali that my attraction to drawing blossomed into an enduring love affair with line.” . . . This was Al’s decisive moment as an artist, the moment that there would forever be a “before” and an after.” —David Leopold You have my ironclad guarantee this Kindle masterpiece will continually awe you—not only on the first reading but again and again as you go back to savor these hundreds of spectacular drawings. I love it! You will too! It’s a stunner.

What a treat this book is! Having "grown up" with Hirschfeld (didn't we all), this is a treasure trove of the artist's works and each offering is worth a study. It's fascinating to watch the Hirschfeld style develop. In the earliest of his art work there is little indication as to how his "signature" pieces would turn out. But I was struck at once by "The Grand Street Follies" of 1927 where one can distinctly see the future artist's inimitable form taking shape.Perhaps is wasn't until the 1950s that Hirschfeld came into the style with which we remember him most, and the wonderful poster for "My Fair Lady" is one I recall from my earliest years. Who could do a better Carol Channing? No one. And that goes for all the other people he drew. Sui generis is exactly the term to describe him.A challenge to the reader...look at many of his drawings before reading the accompanying descriptions and guess whom he represents in them. That's a lot of fun. My only quibble with the book is that the prose is often broken up by the artwork so it's not an easy flow. But that's minor compared to the terrific compilation provided by editor David Leopold. I highly recommend "The Hirschfeld Century".

If you buy this book as a coffee table accessory or a gift, you won't be disappointed by the quality of its German printing, construction, and the beautiful reproductions of Hirschfeld's works. But you'll be selling yourself short if you don't read some of the wonderful stories inside.For over twenty-five years, author David Leopold has worked with Al Hirschfeld and his estate, including thirteen years working directly with Mr. Hirschfeld as his archivist. Throughout their many years of collaboration and friendship, Hirschfeld helped Leopold catalog not merely the works, but the personal stories behind each piece. As such, this book represents a history of an artist, of Broadway theater, and the twentieth century itself. The book not only chronicles the art with extraordinary attention to detail, but with love and admiration for Mr. Hirschfeld and his family.Each chapter is devoted to a specific decade of Hirschfeld's career, creating a well-organized and detailed chronology which can be easily accessed and enjoyed. No need to read the book from beginning to end; simply hop to your favorite decade and marvel at the illustrations. Virtually every one of the hundreds of drawings is accompanied by a story which Mr. Hirschfeld told the author, making each drawing come alive. This work spans Hirschfeld's career with attention to detail seldom seen in works such as these. Indeed, it's unlikely that any other author could approach this body of art and provide the perspective and level of detail which Leopold shares with his readers.This book makes a wonderful gift to anyone who loves art, theater, or history.

The only artist I never get tired of is Al Hirschfeld, whose enormous output chronicling American entertainment (mainly theatrical) continued until he passed away on the cusp of 100 in 2003. This magnificent volume contains a marvelous selection of his work, each example of which is as fresh and surprising as when he first put pen to paper, and is supplemented by David Leopold's superb text outlining Al's life and art. My principle quibble is with the editorial decision to provide lengthy captions for many pictures that replicate information already in the text, and that often interrupt the flow of the narrative as one stops to read them before picking up the textual thread a page or two later. Nonetheless, no theatre lover (nor film lover, for that matter) should be without this on their shelf or coffee table, If you're pondering a gift for anyone who loves the world of 20th-century entertainment, especially Broadway, you need look no further. This one's a no-brainer all the way!

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