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Photo Gallery - Al Hirschfeld

<br><i>The Ritz</i></br>
Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976<p>
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse. — The Ritz Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse.

<i><br>Rent</i></br>
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996<p>
Jonathan Larson’s update on <i>La Boheme</i> set it in the East Village during the AIDS epid — Rent Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996
Jonathan Larson’s update on La Boheme set it in the East Village during the AIDS epidemic.

<br>Richard Thomas in <i>Fifth of July,</i></br> 1981
Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in — Richard Thomas in Fifth of July, 1981 Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in 1980 and Richard Thomas was one of the actors who played the role of Ken during its run.

<br>Robert Morley and Mark Dignam,</br> 1938<p>
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career o — Robert Morley and Mark Dignam, 1938
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career of Robert Morley.

<br>Stacy Keach in <i>Deathtrap,</i></br> 1979<p>
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and — Stacy Keach in Deathtrap, 1979
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and are both dead by the end of the play.

<br><i>The Children’s Hour</i></br>
Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961<p>
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of — The Children’s Hour Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of being lesbians in 1934 as part of composite of long running plays that season. He drew this 1961 film adaptation to promote the United Artists film.

<br><i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</br></i>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South Americ — Kiss of the Spider Woman Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South America, one who is gay, and one who is not into a Tony winning musical directed by Hal Prince.

<br><i>La Cage Aux Folles</i></br>
Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983<p>
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when thei — La Cage Aux Folles Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when their son brings home his fiancée’s very conservative parents. It is the only musical to win Tonys for Best Musical and Best Revival each time it has come to Broadway.

<br><i>Liza Minnelli in <i>Victor/Victoria,</i></br> 1997<p>
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years. — Liza Minnelli in Victor/Victoria, 1997
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years.

<br>Nathan Lane in <i>The Lisbon Traviata,</i></br> 1989<p>
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas. — Nathan Lane in The Lisbon Traviata, 1989
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas.

<br>Quentin Crisp,</br> 1984<p>
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later. — Quentin Crisp, 1984
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later.

<br><i>Hair,</i></br>1968<p>
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads. — Hair,1968
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads.

<br>Joel Grey in <i>The Normal Heart,</i></br>1985<p>
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway v — Joel Grey in The Normal Heart,1985
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway vet, Joel Grey. The play eventually made it to Broadway in 2011.

<br>Jonathan Hogan in <i>As Is</i></br>, 1985<p>
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances. — Jonathan Hogan in As Is, 1985
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances.

<b><i>Can-Can</b></i><br>
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953<p>
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon. — Can-Can
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon.

<b><i>Guys and Dolls</i></b><br>
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950<p>
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original p — Guys and Dolls
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original production of this legendary musical. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

<b><i>The Visit</i></b><br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original draw — The Visit
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

<b><i>Kiss Of The Spider Woman</b></i><br>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The producti — Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The production won seven Tonys, including one for Chita as Best Actrees in a Musical and Best Musical.

<b><i>Jerry's Girls</i></b><br>
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985<p>
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. — Jerry's Girls
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman.

<b>Ken Greenblatt</b><br>
With Performers From <i>Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only</i>, 1984<p>
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s <i>Nine</i>. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in — Ken Greenblatt
With Performers From Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only, 1984
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s Nine. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in The Rink and in Jerry’s Girls.

<b>Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 1984<p>
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decay — Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in The Rink, 1984
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decaying seaside resort.

<b><i>Merlin</i></b><br>Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983<p>
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before <i>Spider-Man</i>’s bumpy preview period, <i>Merlin</i> played a month of pr — Merlin
Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before Spider-Man’s bumpy preview period, Merlin played a month of previews before allowing critics to come to its opening.

<i><b>Chicago</i></b><br>
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975<p>
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s <i>Chicago</i>. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced " — Chicago
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced "All That Jazz" at the top of the show, for which she was nominated for a Tony.

<b>"Broadway Spirits"</b><br>
Beatrice Lillie In <i>High Spirits</i>; Chita Rivera In <i>Bajour</i>; Buddy Hackett In <i>I Had A Ball</i>; Luther Adler In <i>Fiddler On The Roof</i>, 1965<p>
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occa — "Broadway Spirits"
Beatrice Lillie In High Spirits; Chita Rivera In Bajour; Buddy Hackett In I Had A Ball; Luther Adler In Fiddler On The Roof, 1965
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occasionally submit themed drawings of performers on Broadway. In this work, supernatural spirits figure in four shows at the time. Chita reads the future in the dregs of a teacup in Bajour.

<b><i>Bajour</b></i><br>
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964<p>
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chit — Bajour
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chita’s third hit in a row.

<b><i>West Side Story</i></b><br>
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957<p>
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century&q — West Side Story
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

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Dr. Louise Mirrer

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

David Leopold

The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

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K.T. Sullivan

Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

Eli Wallach

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Marge Champion

Jacqueline Z. Davis

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Lewis B. Cullman

<br>Elizabeth Ashley in <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,</i></br> 1974<p>
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with h — Elizabeth Ashley in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1974
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with his own sexuality.

<br><i>Big Fish, Little Fish</i></br>
Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961<p>
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company. — Big Fish, Little Fish Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company. It was one of the first Broadway plays to explore frankly the issue of homosexuality.

<br><i>Breaking the Code</i></br>
Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987<p>
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work — Breaking the Code Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work with his attempts to come to terms with being gay. His story was also the basis for the hit fit film, The Imitation Game.

<br><i>Cabaret</i></br>
Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972<p>
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liz — Cabaret Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liza Minnelli and the original Emcee, Joel Grey.

<br>B.D. Wong in <i>M. Butterfly,</i></br> 1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man. — B.D. Wong in M. Butterfly, 1988
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man.

<br><i>Bent</i></br>
Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979<p>
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of — Bent Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of Gere and Michael York for the Times Friday theater column.

<br>Albert Carroll in <i>The Grand Street Follies,</i></br>1927<p>
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy — Albert Carroll in The Grand Street Follies,1927
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy’s hip-swaying walk and his comic invitation to “come up and see me.” Albert Carroll was a female impersonator whose specialties were well-known performers and dancers. Here he burlesques Ethel Barrymore.

<br><i>You're A Good Man Charlie Brown</i.</br>
Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
1999<p>
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadwa — You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis, 1999
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadway when Hirschfeld drew her in this production, her second on Broadway. He had drawn Madeline Kahn in the role of Lily Garland in the premiere of On the Twentieth Century, which Chenoweth is nominated for this year.

<br>Shakespeare</br>
1974<p>
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would dr — Shakespeare 1974
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would draw him 17 more times, including this 1974 portrait drawn in conjunction with the publication of The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare. Like Something Rotten, you have to go back to the 90s, the 1990s to find a portrait of Shakespeare surrounded by some of his leading interpreters on stage.

<br><i>The Producers</i></br>
Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001<p>
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called <i>The Producers</i> that had some success in 200 — The Producers Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called The Producers that had some success in 2001. He was nominated for his role in that production for his performance as the crazy playwright, Franz Liebkind. He continues his habit of garner Tony nominations in his latest role in Something Rotten.

<br>Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane</br>
1977<p>
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, <i>Dance a Little Closer</i> in 1983. He drew the original <i>Gigi</i> when it fir — Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane 1977
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, Dance a Little Closer in 1983. He drew the original Gigi when it first opened in 1973. He drew this portrait of Lerner and fellow songwriter Burton Lane when they were working on ill-fated Carmelina.

<br><i>Heidi Chronicles</i><br>
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange,
1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wa — Heidi Chronicles
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange, 1988
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles, captured a generation of women. Elizabeth Moss, nominated for her role in this year’s revival, has played plenty of unique women herself

<br><i>The Who’s Tommy</i></br>
Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz,
1993<p>
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut. — The Who’s Tommy Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz, 1993
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut.

<br>George and Ira Gershwin,</br> c. 1955<p>
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiab — George and Ira Gershwin, c. 1955
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiable portraits, and it feels as fresh as their score for American In Paris.

<br>Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails,</br>
2002<p>
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only ca — Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails, 2002
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only captured Tune’s easy elegance but Hirschfeld’s as well.

<br><i>The Secret Garden</i></br>
Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990<p>
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of </i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i> — The Secret Garden Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell found himself in a Hirschfeld drawing for this musical inspired by the children’s story. He was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for this role.

<br><i>You Can’t Take it With You</i></br>
Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman,
1937<p> Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original B — You Can’t Take it With You Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman, 1937
Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original Broadway production of the duo’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy. He would later do promotional drawings for the 1938 Frank Capra film.

<br><i>The Visit</i></br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because h — The Visit John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because he would have missed the Lunts in this tragic comedy, the last time the famous couple appeared on Broadway together.

<br>Kander and Ebb,</br>1978 <p>
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater c — Kander and Ebb,1978
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater column in the 1977-18 season when their musical, The Act was playing on Broadway.

<br><i>On the Town</i></br>
Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944<p>
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broa — On the Town Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broadway revivals in 1971 and 1998.

<br><i>On the Twentieth Century</i></br>
Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978<p>
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he — On the Twentieth Century Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he did the poster art for the touring company.

<br><i>The King and I</i></br>
Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951<p>
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would d — The King and I Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would draw every Broadway revival of the musical during his lifetime.

<br><i>The Elephant Man</i></br>
Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979<p>
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show i — The Elephant Man Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show in his lifetime.

<br>Judy Kuhn in <i>Chess</i></br>1988<p>
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in <i>Les Miserables</i> in 1987. This year she ads yet ano — Judy Kuhn in Chess1988
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in Les Miserables in 1987. This year she ads yet another nomination for her role in Fun Home.

<br><i>An American in Paris</i></br>
Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951<p>
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promoti — An American in Paris Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promotion for the film.

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Celeste Holm

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

Asset 8123873 — Angels in America Marcia Gay Harden, David Marshall Grant, Kathleen Chalfant, Ron Leibman, Ellen McLaughlin, Stephen Spinella, Joe Mantello, and Jeffrey Wright, 1993
Hirschfeld drew this Pulitzer Prize winning play when the first half, Millennium Approaches debuted on Broadway in 1993. The play was such an event that he included Ellen McLaughlin as the Angel at the top of his year end overview drawing that December.

Asset 7751541 — Seventh Heaven
Gerri Raphael, Pat Hammerlee, Chita Rivera, Kurt Kasznar, Robert Clary, Ricardo Montalban, Gloria DeHaven (bottom right), 1955
Chita high steps into her first Hirschfeld drawing. This forgettable musical, even with show doctoring from Jerome Robbins, failed to find an audience and lasted a mere 44 performances.

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993 — Self-portrait, 1993

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The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

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Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

Eli Wallach

K.T. Sullivan

Marge Champion

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Lewis B. Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis

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Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

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Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

K.T. Sullivan

Eli Wallach

Marge Champion

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Jacqueline Z. Davis

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Lewis B. Cullman

<br><i>The Children’s Hour</i></br>
Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961<p>
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of bei — The Children’s Hour Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of being lesbians in 1934 as part of composite of long running plays that season. He drew this 1961 film adaptation to promote the United Artists film.

<br><i>The Ritz</i></br>
Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976<p>
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse. — The Ritz Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse.

<br>Robert Morley and Mark Dignam,</br> 1938<p>
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career of — Robert Morley and Mark Dignam, 1938
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career of Robert Morley.

<br>Stacy Keach in <i>Deathtrap,</i></br> 1979<p>
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and — Stacy Keach in Deathtrap, 1979
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and are both dead by the end of the play.

<br>Richard Thomas in <i>Fifth of July,</i></br> 1981
Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in 1980 an — Richard Thomas in Fifth of July, 1981 Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in 1980 and Richard Thomas was one of the actors who played the role of Ken during its run.

<br>Quentin Crisp,</br> 1984<p>
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later. — Quentin Crisp, 1984
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later.

<i><br>Rent</i></br>
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996<p>
Jonathan Larson’s update on <i>La Boheme</i> set it in the East Village during the AIDS epidem — Rent Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996
Jonathan Larson’s update on La Boheme set it in the East Village during the AIDS epidemic.

<br><i>Liza Minnelli in <i>Victor/Victoria,</i></br> 1997<p>
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years. — Liza Minnelli in Victor/Victoria, 1997
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years.

<br>Nathan Lane in <i>The Lisbon Traviata,</i></br> 1989<p>
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas. — Nathan Lane in The Lisbon Traviata, 1989
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas.

<br><i>La Cage Aux Folles</i></br>
Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983<p>
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when their — La Cage Aux Folles Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when their son brings home his fiancée’s very conservative parents. It is the only musical to win Tonys for Best Musical and Best Revival each time it has come to Broadway.

<br>Jonathan Hogan in <i>As Is</i></br>, 1985<p>
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances. — Jonathan Hogan in As Is, 1985
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances.

<br><i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</br></i>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South Americ — Kiss of the Spider Woman Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South America, one who is gay, and one who is not into a Tony winning musical directed by Hal Prince.

<br>Joel Grey in <i>The Normal Heart,</i></br>1985<p>
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway vet — Joel Grey in The Normal Heart,1985
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway vet, Joel Grey. The play eventually made it to Broadway in 2011.

<br>Elizabeth Ashley in <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,</i></br> 1974<p>
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with his o — Elizabeth Ashley in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1974
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with his own sexuality.

Asset 2701996 — Falsettos Michael Rupert, Heather Mac Rae, Chip Zien, Carolee Carmello, Barb Walsh, Steve Bogardus, Jon Kaplan, 1992
James Lapine and William Finn combined two Off Broadway one acts by finn to give Broadway Marvin, his ex-wife, his psychiatrist, son and gay lover in the Tony-winning Falsettos.

<br><i>Hair,</i></br>1968<p>
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads. — Hair,1968
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads.

<br><i>Cabaret</i></br>
Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972<p>
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liza — Cabaret Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liza Minnelli and the original Emcee, Joel Grey.

<br><i>Big Fish, Little Fish</i></br>
Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961<p>
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company. I — Big Fish, Little Fish Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company. It was one of the first Broadway plays to explore frankly the issue of homosexuality.

<br><i>Breaking the Code</i></br>
Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987<p>
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work — Breaking the Code Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work with his attempts to come to terms with being gay. His story was also the basis for the hit fit film, The Imitation Game.

<br><i>Bent</i></br>
Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979<p>
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of Gere — Bent Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of Gere and Michael York for the Times Friday theater column.

<br><i>Angels in America</i></br>
Marcia Gay Harden, David Marshall Grant, Kathleen Chalfant, Ron Leibman, Ellen McLaughlin, Stephen Spinella, Joe Mantello, and Jeffrey Wright, 1993<p>
Hirschfeld drew this Pulitzer Prize winning play when the first half, — Angels in America Marcia Gay Harden, David Marshall Grant, Kathleen Chalfant, Ron Leibman, Ellen McLaughlin, Stephen Spinella, Joe Mantello, and Jeffrey Wright, 1993
Hirschfeld drew this Pulitzer Prize winning play when the first half, Millennium Approaches debuted on Broadway in 1993. The play was such an event that he included Ellen McLaughlin as the Angel at the top of his year end overview drawing that December.

<br>B.D. Wong in <i>M. Butterfly,</i></br> 1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man. — B.D. Wong in M. Butterfly, 1988
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man.

<br>Albert Carroll in <i>The Grand Street Follies,</i></br>1927<p>
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy’s — Albert Carroll in The Grand Street Follies,1927
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy’s hip-swaying walk and his comic invitation to “come up and see me.” Albert Carroll was a female impersonator whose specialties were well-known performers and dancers. Here he burlesques Ethel Barrymore.

<br><i>Falsettos</i></br>
Michael Rupert, Heather Mac Rae, Chip Zien, Carolee Carmello, Barb Walsh, Steve Bogardus, Jon Kaplan, 1992<p>
James Lapine and William Finn combined two Off Broadway one acts by finn to give Broadway Marvin, his ex-wife, his psyc — Falsettos Michael Rupert, Heather Mac Rae, Chip Zien, Carolee Carmello, Barb Walsh, Steve Bogardus, Jon Kaplan, 1992
James Lapine and William Finn combined two Off Broadway one acts by finn to give Broadway Marvin, his ex-wife, his psychiatrist, son and gay lover in the Tony-winning Falsettos.

Al Hirschfeld

<br><i>You're A Good Man Charlie Brown</i.</br>
Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
1999<p>
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadwa — You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis, 1999
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadway when Hirschfeld drew her in this production, her second on Broadway. He had drawn Madeline Kahn in the role of Lily Garland in the premiere of On the Twentieth Century, which Chenoweth is nominated for this year.

<br><i>The Producers</i></br>
Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001<p>
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called <i>The Producers</i> that had some success in 2001. H — The Producers Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called The Producers that had some success in 2001. He was nominated for his role in that production for his performance as the crazy playwright, Franz Liebkind. He continues his habit of garner Tony nominations in his latest role in Something Rotten.

Asset 2693045 — Winners of the Playboy Music Poll, 1987
(clockwise from top left) Phil Collins, Alabama, the Judds, Randy Travis, Lisa Lisa, Whiney Houston, Al Jarreau, Chet Atkins, Bono of U2, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and Sting. When Hirschfeld drew these musicians in 1987 who knew that it would include three Broadway composers? Bono and Phil Collins have had their shows, and now Sting is nominated for his score for The Last Ship.

<br>Shakespeare</br>
1974<p>
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would draw — Shakespeare 1974
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would draw him 17 more times, including this 1974 portrait drawn in conjunction with the publication of The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare. Like Something Rotten, you have to go back to the 90s, the 1990s to find a portrait of Shakespeare surrounded by some of his leading interpreters on stage.

<br><i>Heidi Chronicles</i><br>
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange,
1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wa — Heidi Chronicles
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange, 1988
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles, captured a generation of women. Elizabeth Moss, nominated for her role in this year’s revival, has played plenty of unique women herself

<br>Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane</br>
1977<p>
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, <i>Dance a Little Closer</i> in 1983. He drew the original <i>Gigi</i> when it first — Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane 1977
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, Dance a Little Closer in 1983. He drew the original Gigi when it first opened in 1973. He drew this portrait of Lerner and fellow songwriter Burton Lane when they were working on ill-fated Carmelina.

<br><i>The Secret Garden</i></br>
Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990<p>
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of </i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i> — The Secret Garden Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell found himself in a Hirschfeld drawing for this musical inspired by the children’s story. He was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for this role.

<br>Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails,</br>
2002<p>
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only ca — Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails, 2002
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only captured Tune’s easy elegance but Hirschfeld’s as well.

<br>George and Ira Gershwin,</br> c. 1955<p>
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiable — George and Ira Gershwin, c. 1955
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiable portraits, and it feels as fresh as their score for American In Paris.

<br><i>The Who’s Tommy</i></br>
Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz,
1993<p>
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut. — The Who’s Tommy Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz, 1993
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut.

<br>Kander and Ebb,</br>1978 <p>
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater c — Kander and Ebb,1978
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater column in the 1977-18 season when their musical, The Act was playing on Broadway.

<br><i>The Visit</i></br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because he — The Visit John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because he would have missed the Lunts in this tragic comedy, the last time the famous couple appeared on Broadway together.

<br><i>You Can’t Take it With You</i></br>
Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman,
1937<p> Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original Broad — You Can’t Take it With You Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman, 1937
Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original Broadway production of the duo’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy. He would later do promotional drawings for the 1938 Frank Capra film.

<br><i>The King and I</i></br>
Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951<p>
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would d — The King and I Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would draw every Broadway revival of the musical during his lifetime.

<br><i>On the Twentieth Century</i></br>
Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978<p>
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he — On the Twentieth Century Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he did the poster art for the touring company.

<br><i>On the Town</i></br>
Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944<p>
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broa — On the Town Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broadway revivals in 1971 and 1998.

<br>Judy Kuhn in <i>Chess</i></br>1988<p>
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in <i>Les Miserables</i> in 1987. This year she ads yet ano — Judy Kuhn in Chess1988
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in Les Miserables in 1987. This year she ads yet another nomination for her role in Fun Home.

<br><i>The Elephant Man</i></br>
Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979<p>
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show i — The Elephant Man Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show in his lifetime.

<br><i>An American in Paris</i></br>
Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951<p>
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promoti — An American in Paris Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promotion for the film.

<br>Winners of the Playboy Music Poll,</br> 1987 <p>
(clockwise from top left) Phil Collins, Alabama, the Judds, Randy Travis, Lisa Lisa, Whiney Houston, Al Jarreau, Chet Atkins, Bono of U2, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and Sting.
When Hirschfeld drew these mu — Winners of the Playboy Music Poll, 1987
(clockwise from top left) Phil Collins, Alabama, the Judds, Randy Travis, Lisa Lisa, Whiney Houston, Al Jarreau, Chet Atkins, Bono of U2, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and Sting. When Hirschfeld drew these musicians in 1987 who knew that it would include three Broadway composers? Bono and Phil Collins have had their shows, and now Sting is nominated for his score for The Last Ship.

Al Hirschfeld

<b><i>Can-Can</b></i><br>
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953<p>
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon. — Can-Can
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon.

<b><i>Guys and Dolls</i></b><br>
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950<p>
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original pro — Guys and Dolls
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original production of this legendary musical. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

<b><i>The Visit</i></b><br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original drawing — The Visit
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

<b><i>Kiss Of The Spider Woman</b></i><br>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The producti — Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The production won seven Tonys, including one for Chita as Best Actrees in a Musical and Best Musical.

<b><i>Jerry's Girls</i></b><br>
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985<p>
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. — Jerry's Girls
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman.

<b>Ken Greenblatt</b><br>
With Performers From <i>Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only</i>, 1984<p>
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s <i>Nine</i>. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in <i — Ken Greenblatt
With Performers From Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only, 1984
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s Nine. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in The Rink and in Jerry’s Girls.

Asset 2675071 — Chita Rivera in The Rink, 3/2/84
Hirschfeld drew this stunning portrait of Chita for the New York Times Friday theater column. For more than fourteen years Hirschfeld enlivened a space that was a mere six by three inches wide. The limitations provided a regular testing ground for distilling his line even further, resulting in memorable drawings of performers, producers, directors, and writers from on and Off-Broadway.

<b>Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 1984<p>
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decay — Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in The Rink, 1984
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decaying seaside resort.

<b><i>Merlin</i></b><br>Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983<p>
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before <i>Spider-Man</i>’s bumpy preview period, <i>Merlin</i> played a month of prev — Merlin
Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before Spider-Man’s bumpy preview period, Merlin played a month of previews before allowing critics to come to its opening.

<i><b>Chicago</i></b><br>
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975<p>
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s <i>Chicago</i>. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced "Al — Chicago
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced "All That Jazz" at the top of the show, for which she was nominated for a Tony.

<b>"Broadway Spirits"</b><br>
Beatrice Lillie In <i>High Spirits</i>; Chita Rivera In <i>Bajour</i>; Buddy Hackett In <i>I Had A Ball</i>; Luther Adler In <i>Fiddler On The Roof</i>, 1965<p>
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occa — "Broadway Spirits"
Beatrice Lillie In High Spirits; Chita Rivera In Bajour; Buddy Hackett In I Had A Ball; Luther Adler In Fiddler On The Roof, 1965
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occasionally submit themed drawings of performers on Broadway. In this work, supernatural spirits figure in four shows at the time. Chita reads the future in the dregs of a teacup in Bajour.

<b><i>Bajour</b></i><br>
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964<p>
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chit — Bajour
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chita’s third hit in a row.

<b><i>Bye Bye Birdie</b></i><br>
Dick Gautier, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Watson, Chita Rivera, Kay Medford, Paul Lynde, 1960</p>
Chita starred in this musical comedy centered on an Elvis-like performer who is drafted and its effect on a group of teenagers in a — Bye Bye Birdie
Dick Gautier, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Watson, Chita Rivera, Kay Medford, Paul Lynde, 1960 Chita starred in this musical comedy centered on an Elvis-like performer who is drafted and its effect on a group of teenagers in a small town in Ohio. Hirschfeld’s handwritten caption on his drawing reads: "Teen age telephonitis — rock n’ roll idolatry — The inevitable boy and girl romance and disenchanted parents and all exploited musically in 'Bye Bye Birdie' Gower Champion choreographed and directed."

<b><i>West Side Story</i></b><br>
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957<p>
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" — West Side Story
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century" exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

<b><i>Seventh Heaven</i></b><br>Gerri Raphael, Pat Hammerlee, Chita Rivera, Kurt Kasznar, Robert Clary, Ricardo Montalban, Gloria DeHaven (bottom right), 1955<p>Chita high steps into her first Hirschfeld drawing. This forgettable musical, even with show d — Seventh Heaven
Gerri Raphael, Pat Hammerlee, Chita Rivera, Kurt Kasznar, Robert Clary, Ricardo Montalban, Gloria DeHaven (bottom right), 1955
Chita high steps into her first Hirschfeld drawing. This forgettable musical, even with show doctoring from Jerome Robbins, failed to find an audience and lasted a mere 44 performances.

<b>Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 3/2/84<p>
Hirschfeld drew this stunning portrait of Chita for the New York Times Friday theater column. For more than fourteen years Hirschfeld enlivened a space that was a mere six by three inches wide. The limitat — Chita Rivera in The Rink, 3/2/84
Hirschfeld drew this stunning portrait of Chita for the New York Times Friday theater column. For more than fourteen years Hirschfeld enlivened a space that was a mere six by three inches wide. The limitations provided a regular testing ground for distilling his line even further, resulting in memorable drawings of performers, producers, directors, and writers from on and Off-Broadway.

Al Hirschfeld

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Dr. Louise Mirrer

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

David Leopold

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

Celeste Holm

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

David Leopold

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Celeste Holm

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman — Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Krissie Fullerton

Asset 1567953 — Bye Bye Birdie
Dick Gautier, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Watson, Chita Rivera, Kay Medford, Paul Lynde, 1960 Chita starred in this musical comedy centered on an Elvis-like performer who is drafted and its effect on a group of teenagers in a small town in Ohio. Hirschfeld’s handwritten caption on his drawing reads: "Teen age telephonitis — rock n’ roll idolatry — The inevitable boy and girl romance and disenchanted parents and all exploited musically in 'Bye Bye Birdie' Gower Champion choreographed and directed."

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<br><i>The Ritz</i></br>
Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976<p>
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse.

<i><br>Rent</i></br>
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996<p>
Jonathan Larson’s update on <i>La Boheme</i> set it in the East Village during the AIDS epid

<br>Richard Thomas in <i>Fifth of July,</i></br> 1981
Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in

<br>Robert Morley and Mark Dignam,</br> 1938<p>
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career o

<br>Stacy Keach in <i>Deathtrap,</i></br> 1979<p>
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and

<br><i>The Children’s Hour</i></br>
Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961<p>
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of

<br><i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</br></i>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South Americ

<br><i>La Cage Aux Folles</i></br>
Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983<p>
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when thei

<br><i>Liza Minnelli in <i>Victor/Victoria,</i></br> 1997<p>
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years.

<br>Nathan Lane in <i>The Lisbon Traviata,</i></br> 1989<p>
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas.

<br>Quentin Crisp,</br> 1984<p>
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later.

<br><i>Hair,</i></br>1968<p>
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads.

<br>Joel Grey in <i>The Normal Heart,</i></br>1985<p>
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway v

<br>Jonathan Hogan in <i>As Is</i></br>, 1985<p>
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances.

<b><i>Can-Can</b></i><br>
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953<p>
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon.

<b><i>Guys and Dolls</i></b><br>
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950<p>
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original p

<b><i>The Visit</i></b><br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original draw

<b><i>Kiss Of The Spider Woman</b></i><br>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The producti

<b><i>Jerry's Girls</i></b><br>
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985<p>
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman.

<b>Ken Greenblatt</b><br>
With Performers From <i>Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only</i>, 1984<p>
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s <i>Nine</i>. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in

<b>Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 1984<p>
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decay

<b><i>Merlin</i></b><br>Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983<p>
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before <i>Spider-Man</i>’s bumpy preview period, <i>Merlin</i> played a month of pr

<i><b>Chicago</i></b><br>
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975<p>
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s <i>Chicago</i>. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced "

<b>"Broadway Spirits"</b><br>
Beatrice Lillie In <i>High Spirits</i>; Chita Rivera In <i>Bajour</i>; Buddy Hackett In <i>I Had A Ball</i>; Luther Adler In <i>Fiddler On The Roof</i>, 1965<p>
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occa

<b><i>Bajour</b></i><br>
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964<p>
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chit

<b><i>West Side Story</i></b><br>
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957<p>
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century&q

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Dr. Louise Mirrer

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

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Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Lewis B. Cullman

<br>Elizabeth Ashley in <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,</i></br> 1974<p>
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with h

<br><i>Big Fish, Little Fish</i></br>
Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961<p>
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company.

<br><i>Breaking the Code</i></br>
Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987<p>
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work

<br><i>Cabaret</i></br>
Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972<p>
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liz

<br>B.D. Wong in <i>M. Butterfly,</i></br> 1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man.

<br><i>Bent</i></br>
Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979<p>
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of

<br>Albert Carroll in <i>The Grand Street Follies,</i></br>1927<p>
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy

<br><i>You're A Good Man Charlie Brown</i.</br>
Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
1999<p>
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadwa

<br>Shakespeare</br>
1974<p>
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would dr

<br><i>The Producers</i></br>
Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001<p>
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called <i>The Producers</i> that had some success in 200

<br>Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane</br>
1977<p>
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, <i>Dance a Little Closer</i> in 1983. He drew the original <i>Gigi</i> when it fir

<br><i>Heidi Chronicles</i><br>
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange,
1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wa

<br><i>The Who’s Tommy</i></br>
Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz,
1993<p>
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut.

<br>George and Ira Gershwin,</br> c. 1955<p>
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiab

<br>Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails,</br>
2002<p>
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only ca

<br><i>The Secret Garden</i></br>
Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990<p>
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of </i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i>

<br><i>You Can’t Take it With You</i></br>
Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman,
1937<p> Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original B

<br><i>The Visit</i></br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because h

<br>Kander and Ebb,</br>1978 <p>
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater c

<br><i>On the Town</i></br>
Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944<p>
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broa

<br><i>On the Twentieth Century</i></br>
Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978<p>
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he

<br><i>The King and I</i></br>
Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951<p>
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would d

<br><i>The Elephant Man</i></br>
Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979<p>
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show i

<br>Judy Kuhn in <i>Chess</i></br>1988<p>
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in <i>Les Miserables</i> in 1987. This year she ads yet ano

<br><i>An American in Paris</i></br>
Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951<p>
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promoti

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993

Self-portrait, 1993

The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

The Al Hirschfeld Exhibit

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Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Lewis B. Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis

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Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Dr. Paul LeClerc, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and David Leopold

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Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Jane Powell and Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore, Jane Powell, Marge Champion, Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Dr. Paul LeClerc

Jacqueline Z. Davis

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Lewis B. Cullman

<br><i>The Children’s Hour</i></br>
Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Shirley Maclaine, Karen Balkin, and Fay Bainter, 1961<p>
Hirschfeld drew the original stage production of Lillian Hellman’s drama about boarding school headmistresses who are accused of bei

<br><i>The Ritz</i></br>
Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, and George Coulouris, 1976<p>
Hirschfeld drew the poster for the film adaptation of Terrence McNally’s play set in a gay bathhouse.

<br>Robert Morley and Mark Dignam,</br> 1938<p>
The Stokes Brothers drama of the Irish writer used much of Wilde’s own writing to tell his story and because of that it was first banned in England. This 1938 Broadway production helped launch the career of

<br>Stacy Keach in <i>Deathtrap,</i></br> 1979<p>
Keach played Sidney, a successful playwright who stages the murder of young man who eventually turns out to be his lover to shock his wife to death. When they succeed, they end up turning on each other and

<br>Richard Thomas in <i>Fifth of July,</i></br> 1981
Landfrod Wilson’s 1978 play centered on Kenneth Talley, Jr., a gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, botanist Jed Jenkins. The show came to Broadway in 1980 an

<br>Quentin Crisp,</br> 1984<p>
The celebrated gay writer and raconteur celebrated his ninetieth birthday performing his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. He would die almost one year later.

<i><br>Rent</i></br>
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Fredi Walker, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, and Jesse L. Martin, 1996<p>
Jonathan Larson’s update on <i>La Boheme</i> set it in the East Village during the AIDS epidem

<br><i>Liza Minnelli in <i>Victor/Victoria,</i></br> 1997<p>
When Julie Andrews took a four week vacation for this cross dressing musical, Liza stepped in and wowed Broadway audiences who had not seen her on stage for 11 years.

<br>Nathan Lane in <i>The Lisbon Traviata,</i></br> 1989<p>
Lane played Mendy, a “flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen” in Terrence McNally’s play about gay relationships and Maria Callas.

<br><i>La Cage Aux Folles</i></br>
Gene Barry and George Hearn, 1983<p>
This Jerry Herman musical about the hijinks of gay manager of nightclub and his partner, a drag performer who is the club’s star attraction who tried to hide their gayness when their

<br>Jonathan Hogan in <i>As Is</i></br>, 1985<p>
As Is was another play to deal with the rise of AIDS, but this time directly on Broadway. Although noiminated for a Tony for best Play it only lasted 49 performances.

<br><i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</br></i>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Kander and Ebb along with Terrance McNally turned this popular novel and film about two cellmates in South Americ

<br>Joel Grey in <i>The Normal Heart,</i></br>1985<p>
Larry Kramer’s gripping semi-autobiographical drama about the rise of AIDS was a success off Broadway. Brad Davis originated the role of writer/activist Ned Weeks and was later replaced by Broadway vet

<br>Elizabeth Ashley in <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,</i></br> 1974<p>
Hirschfeld drew this sultry portrait of the actress who said that her job was “to give every man in the audience a hard-on,” except her husband in the play, Brick, who struggles with his o

<br><i>Hair,</i></br>1968<p>
This “tribal love-rock musical” not only shocked audiences with its brief nudity, but also its attitudes to sexuality and an onstage kiss between two male leads.

<br><i>Cabaret</i></br>
Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli, 1972<p>
Hirschfeld had drawn the original stage production of kinder and Ebb’s famous musical which dealt with the sexually ambigious Weimar era as well as this Oscar winning film version starring Liza

<br><i>Big Fish, Little Fish</i></br>
Hume Cronyn, Jason Robards Jr., and Martin Gabel, 1961<p>
John Gielgud directed Hugh Wheeler’s first play about a college professor, disgraced by a sex scandal, who now works in a minor post at a publishing company. I

<br><i>Breaking the Code</i></br>
Jenny Agutter, Derek Jacobi, and Rachel Gurney, 1987<p>
Derek Jacobi portrayed British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for breaking the Enigma code in WWII, in this Hugh Whitemore play that links his cryptographic work

<br><i>Bent</i></br>
Richard Gere, David Dukes, and David Marshall Grant, 1979<p>
Hirschfeld drew both this cast drawing of Martin Sherman’s play about the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany when it debuted on Broadway and individual drawings of Gere

<br><i>Angels in America</i></br>
Marcia Gay Harden, David Marshall Grant, Kathleen Chalfant, Ron Leibman, Ellen McLaughlin, Stephen Spinella, Joe Mantello, and Jeffrey Wright, 1993<p>
Hirschfeld drew this Pulitzer Prize winning play when the first half,

<br>B.D. Wong in <i>M. Butterfly,</i></br> 1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew both B.D. Wong and John Lithgow. Lithgow played the unhappy French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera diva played by Wong, who turns out to be a man.

<br>Albert Carroll in <i>The Grand Street Follies,</i></br>1927<p>
In the Twenties, female impersonators were among the most popular vaudeville performers. Audiences loved their outrageousness, and it is widely believed that Mae West co-opted Bert Savoy’s

<br><i>Falsettos</i></br>
Michael Rupert, Heather Mac Rae, Chip Zien, Carolee Carmello, Barb Walsh, Steve Bogardus, Jon Kaplan, 1992<p>
James Lapine and William Finn combined two Off Broadway one acts by finn to give Broadway Marvin, his ex-wife, his psyc

<br><i>You're A Good Man Charlie Brown</i.</br>
Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
1999<p>
The Hirschfeld Century was coming to a close just as Kristin Chenoweth was just getting started on Broadwa

<br><i>The Producers</i></br>
Mel Brooks With Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Oscar, Gary Beach, & Cady Huffman, 2001<p>
Brad Oscar was “Hirschfelded” for the first time in a little musical called <i>The Producers</i> that had some success in 2001. H

<br>Shakespeare</br>
1974<p>
Hirschfeld first drew the Bard for the 1938 film of Pygmalion, illustrating Shaw’s quote that he stood on the shoulders of Shakespeare. He next drew the playwright as the most produced author on Broadway in 1939. He would draw

<br><i>Heidi Chronicles</i><br>
Joan Allen, Ellen Parker, Drew McVety, Boyd Gaines, Peter Friedman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Anne Lange,
1988<p>
Hirschfeld drew strong women throughout his career, and his 1988 drawing of the Broadway premiere of Wendy Wa

<br>Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane</br>
1977<p>
Hirschfeld had been drawing Alan Jay Lerner’s Broadway shows since his debut in 1943, and up until his final new musical, <i>Dance a Little Closer</i> in 1983. He drew the original <i>Gigi</i> when it first

<br><i>The Secret Garden</i></br>
Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg, Rebecca Luker, Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagan, John Babcock, and John Cameron Mitchell, 1990<p>
Long before he conquered the world as the writer and star of </i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i>

<br>Tommy Tune in White Tie and Tails,</br>
2002<p>
Five weeks before Hirschfeld died, this drawing was published, his last for the New York Times, one month shy of seventy-five years after his first theatrical caricature for the newspaper. It not only ca

<br>George and Ira Gershwin,</br> c. 1955<p>
Hirschfeld grew up with the Gershwins in Washington Heights and remained friends with them through their lives. This 1955 image, first drawn for a record cover, has become one of the brothers’ most identifiable

<br><i>The Who’s Tommy</i></br>
Paul Kandel, Cheryl Freeman, Buddy Smith, Michael Cerveris, Marcia Mitzman, and Jonathan Dokuchitz,
1993<p>
Hirschfeld’s drawing of this classic rock opera captured Michael Cerveris in his Broadway debut.

<br>Kander and Ebb,</br>1978 <p>
Hirschfeld drew every show that John Kander was involved with on Broadway from 1959 to 1996, and for Fred Ebb, he drew every show from 1960 to 1996. He drew the award winning composing team for the New York Times Theater c

<br><i>The Visit</i></br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
Hirscheld opted not to go to the opening of the World’s Fair in Brussells in1958 in which his drawings were used for a mural in the American Pavilion probably in part because he

<br><i>You Can’t Take it With You</i></br>
Henry Travers, George Tobias, and Paula Trueman,
1937<p> Hirschfeld’s first editor at the New York Times was George S. kaufman. He would became good friends with Moss Hart and of course he drew the original Broad

<br><i>The King and I</i></br>
Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, 1951<p>
Hirschfeld showed Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Jerome Robbins films he had made of court dances in Siam when he heard they were working on a musical about the Asian country. He would d

<br><i>On the Twentieth Century</i></br>
Kevin Kline, Madeline Kahn, John Cullum, Dean Dittmar, George Coe and Imogene Coca,1978<p>
Hirschfeld not only drew this cast drawing of the Tony nominated musical in 1978, but when it went on the road in 1979, he

<br><i>On the Town</i></br>
Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Chris Alexander, Nancy Walker, John Battles, and Sono Osato,1944<p>
Hirschfeld drew this original production of the great Comden and Green and Leonard Bernstein musical, as well as the two other Broa

<br>Judy Kuhn in <i>Chess</i></br>1988<p>
The first time Judy Kuhn was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical was in Chess in 1988. She was first nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in <i>Les Miserables</i> in 1987. This year she ads yet ano

<br><i>The Elephant Man</i></br>
Kevin Conway, Philip Anglim, and Carol Shelly, 1979<p>
Thirty-six years ago, Hirschfeld captured the essential elements of this Tony nominated drama before it opened on Broadway. He also drew the only revival of the show i

<br><i>An American in Paris</i></br>
Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, 1951<p>
Just like his theater work, this drawing appeared before the classic film musical premiered in 1951. This art was published in magazines and newspapers across the country as promoti

<br>Winners of the Playboy Music Poll,</br> 1987 <p>
(clockwise from top left) Phil Collins, Alabama, the Judds, Randy Travis, Lisa Lisa, Whiney Houston, Al Jarreau, Chet Atkins, Bono of U2, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and Sting.
When Hirschfeld drew these mu

<b><i>Can-Can</b></i><br>
Lilo, Gwen Verdon, Richard Purdy, Hans Conried, Robert Penn, Phil Leeds, 1953<p>
Chita’s second Broadway appearance as a replacement dance was in this Cole Porter musical starring Gwen Verdon.

<b><i>Guys and Dolls</i></b><br>
Douglas Deane Tom Pedi, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Alda, Sam Levene, B.S. Pully, Vivian Blaine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Isabel Bigley, 1950<p>
Chita’s first Broadway appearance was a replacement dancer in the original pro

<b><i>The Visit</i></b><br>
John Wyse, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, 1958<p>
The legendary Lunts played in the original Broadway adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragiccomedy with Lynne Fontanne in the role of Claire Zachannassian. This original drawing

<b><i>Kiss Of The Spider Woman</b></i><br>
Heardon Lackey, Merle Louise, Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello, Kirsti Carnahan, 1993<p>
Chita played the title role in this Kander and Ebb musical, again with a book by Terrence McNally. The producti

<b><i>Jerry's Girls</i></b><br>
Dorothy Louden, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, 1985<p>
Chita was nominated for a Tony for her performance in this musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman.

<b>Ken Greenblatt</b><br>
With Performers From <i>Zorba, The Rink, Nine, Baby, La Cage Aux Folles, My One And Only</i>, 1984<p>
Greenblatt has been producing on Broadway since 1982’s <i>Nine</i>. His productions have won 30 Tonys. He presented Chita in <i

<b>Liza Minnelli And Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 1984<p>
Chita won a Tony for her performance in this Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, playing Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decay

<b><i>Merlin</i></b><br>Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, 1983<p>
Chita was regal as The Queen and supplied as much magic as Doug Henning did in this short lived musical. Long before <i>Spider-Man</i>’s bumpy preview period, <i>Merlin</i> played a month of prev

<i><b>Chicago</i></b><br>
Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, And Gwen Verdon, 1975<p>
It would be ten years before Chita returned to Broadway in the classic original production of Kander and Ebb’s <i>Chicago</i>. Chita played Velma Kelly and introduced "Al

<b>"Broadway Spirits"</b><br>
Beatrice Lillie In <i>High Spirits</i>; Chita Rivera In <i>Bajour</i>; Buddy Hackett In <i>I Had A Ball</i>; Luther Adler In <i>Fiddler On The Roof</i>, 1965<p>
Among his regular cast drawings, Hirschfeld would occa

<b><i>Bajour</b></i><br>
Chita Rivera, Herschel Bernardi, Mae Questel, Nancy Dussault, Herbert Edelman, And Robert Burr, 1964<p>
Chita played the fiery Anyanka in this musical based on Joseph Mitchell stories about gypsies and their con games. It was Chit

<b><i>Bye Bye Birdie</b></i><br>
Dick Gautier, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Watson, Chita Rivera, Kay Medford, Paul Lynde, 1960</p>
Chita starred in this musical comedy centered on an Elvis-like performer who is drafted and its effect on a group of teenagers in a

<b><i>West Side Story</i></b><br>
Ken Leroy, Chita Rivera, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Mickey Calin, 1957<p>
In this landmark musical, Chita introduced the classic “America” and became a star. This original drawing is in "The Hirschfeld Century"

<b><i>Seventh Heaven</i></b><br>Gerri Raphael, Pat Hammerlee, Chita Rivera, Kurt Kasznar, Robert Clary, Ricardo Montalban, Gloria DeHaven (bottom right), 1955<p>Chita high steps into her first Hirschfeld drawing. This forgettable musical, even with show d

<b>Chita Rivera in <i>The Rink</i></b>, 3/2/84<p>
Hirschfeld drew this stunning portrait of Chita for the New York Times Friday theater column. For more than fourteen years Hirschfeld enlivened a space that was a mere six by three inches wide. The limitat

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Dr. Louise Mirrer

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

Celeste Holm with a large reproduction of one of Hirschfelds many drawings featuring her likeness.

David Leopold, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman and Kathleen M. Doyle

Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

The Doyle New York auction on June 22 will boast more than 100 lots of property from Hirschfeld's Manhattan townhouse and studio.

The late artist would have turned 108 on June 21.

Celeste Holm and Louise Hirschfeld Cullman

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