HIRSCHFELD'S ICONS A Poster Book

When it comes to icons, Al Hirschfeld captured just about all of them from his era: Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Sammy Davis Jr., Chita Rivera, Richard Pryor, Laurel and Hardy, and the Marx Brothers. Hirschfeld's drawings over an unprecedented 80-year career have often become the definitive representations of these performers. Hirschfeld's Icons contains the master's portraits of these icons, some of the greatest actors, actresses, musicians, movie, and TV stars of the 20th century. No other artist has had a front-row seat to pop culture the way Hirschfeld did. Accompanied by expert commentary and biographies by David Leopold, the foremost expert on Hirschfeld and the Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, this book showcases the best of the best. "To be a star on Broadway is to have one's name in lights, yes, but it is also, and more significantly, to be drawn by Hirschfeld." —Brendan Gill, the late theater critic for The New Yorker.