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Book Scenes of New York

    Book Details:
  • Author : Giles, Zeny
  • Publisher : Giles
  • Release : 2022-02-22
  • ISBN : 9781911282853
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Scenes of New York written by Giles, Zeny and published by Giles. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hirschfeld s New York

Download or read book Hirschfeld s New York written by Clare Bell and published by . This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Al Hirschfeld's cartoons to accompany an exhibition at he Museum of the City of New York. Besides his famous caricatures of stage and screen stars, he includes scenes of New York City. Bell is a writer and art historian formerly with the Museum. c. Book News Inc.

Book The Hirschfeld Century

    Book Details:
  • Author : Al Hirschfeld
  • Publisher : Knopf
  • Release : 2015-07-07
  • ISBN : 1101874988
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book The Hirschfeld Century written by Al Hirschfeld and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am down to a pencil, a pen, and a bottle of ink. I hope one day to eliminate the pencil. Al Hirschfeld redefined caricature and exemplified Broadway and Hollywood, enchanting generations with his mastery of line. His art appeared in every major publication during nine decades of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as on numerous book, record, and program covers; film posters and publicity art; and on fifteen U.S. postage stamps. Now, The Hirschfeld Century brings together for the first time the artist’s extraordinary eighty-two-year career, revealed in more than 360 of his iconic black-and-white and color drawings, illustrations, and photographs—his influences, his techniques, his evolution from his earliest works to his last drawings, and with a biographical text by David Leopold, Hirschfeld authority, who, as archivist to the artist, worked side by side with him and has spent more than twenty years documenting the artist’s extraordinary output. Here is Hirschfeld at age seventeen, working in the publicity department at Goldwyn Pictures (1920–1921), rising from errand boy to artist; his year at Universal (1921); and, beginning at age eighteen, art director at Selznick Pictures, headed by Louis Selznick (father of David O.) in New York. We see Hirschfeld, at age twenty-one, being influenced by the stylized drawings of Miguel Covarrubias, newly arrived from Mexico (they shared a studio on West Forty-Second Street), whose caricatures appeared in many of the most influential magazines, among them Vanity Fair. We see, as well, how Hirschfeld’s friendship with John Held Jr. (Held’s drawings literally created the look of the Jazz Age) was just as central as Covarrubias to the young artist’s development, how Held’s thin line affected Hirschfeld’s early caricatures. Here is the Hirschfeld century, from his early doodles on the backs of theater programs in 1926 that led to his work for the drama editors of the New York Herald Tribune (an association that lasted twenty years) to his receiving a telegram from The New York Times, in 1928, asking for a two-column drawing of Sir Harry Lauder, a Scottish vaudeville singing sensation making one of his (many) farewell tours, an assignment that began a collaboration with the Times that lasted seventy-five years, to Hirschfeld’s theater caricatures, by age twenty-five, a drawing appearing every week in one of four different New York newspapers. Here, through Hirschfeld’s pen, are Ethel Merman, Benny Goodman, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Katharine Hepburn, the Marx Brothers, Barbra Streisand, Elia Kazan, Mick Jagger, Ella Fitzgerald, Laurence Olivier, Martha Graham, et al. . . . Among the productions featured: Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, Rent, Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz (Hirschfeld drew five posters for the original release), Gone with the Wind, The Sopranos, and more. Here as well are his brilliant portraits of writers, politicians, and the like, among them Ernest Hemingway (a pal from 1920s Paris), Tom Wolfe, Charles de Gaulle, Nelson Mandela, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Sumptuous and ambitious, a book that gives us, through images and text, a Hirschfeld portrait of an artist and his age.

Book Hirschfeld

Download or read book Hirschfeld written by Ellen Stern and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Al Hirchfeld, renowned caricaturist and artist. Al Hirschfeld knew everybody and drew everybody. He occupied the twentieth century, and illustrated it. Hirschfeld: The Biography is the first portrait of the renowned artist's life—as spirited and unique as his pen-and-ink drawings. Beginning in the 1920s, he caricatured Hollywood actors, Washington politicians, and—his favorite—celebrities of the stage. Broadway belonged to Hirschfeld. His work appeared in the New York Times and other publications, as well as on book jackets, album covers, posters, and postage stamps, for more than seventy-five years. He lived in Paris, Moscow, and Bali, and in a pink New York townhouse on a star-studded block where his closest friends—Carol Channing, S. J. Perelman, Gloria Vanderbilt, Brooks Atkinson, Elia Kazan, Marlene Dietrich, and William Saroyan—flocked in and out. He played the piano, went to jazz joints with Eugene O'Neill, and wrote a musical that bombed. He drove until he was ninety-eight years old and always found a parking space. He worked every day, threw dinner parties twice a week, and hosted New Year's Eve soirees that were legendary. He had three wives, a formidable agent, and a daughter, Nina, the most famous little girl that no one knows. Hirschfeld died in 2003, at the age of ninety-nine. "If you live long enough," he liked to say, "everything happens." For him, it did. And good and bad—it's all here. Through interviews with Hirschfeld himself, his friends and family (including the mysterious Nina), and his famous subjects, as well as through letters, scrapbooks, and home movies, Ellen Stern has crafted a delightful, detailed, and definitive portrait of Al Hirschfeld, one of our most beloved, and most influential, artists.

Book Hirschfeld s Harlem

    Book Details:
  • Author : Al Hirschfeld
  • Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book Hirschfeld s Harlem written by Al Hirschfeld and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawings by the famed illustrator depict the music, theater, performers, culture, and moods of Harlem, accompanied by commentary by such notables as Savion Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Howard Dodson, Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., Chester Higgins Jr., Geoffrey Holder, Quincy Jones, Carmen de Lavallade, Audra McDonald, Arthur Mitchell, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Albert L. Murray, Charles B. Rangel, Bobby Short, George C. Wolfe, and Cicely Tyson.

Book Gypsy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jule Styne
  • Publisher : Theatre Communications Grou
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9781559360869
  • Pages : 124 pages

Download or read book Gypsy written by Jule Styne and published by Theatre Communications Grou. This book was released on 1994 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest musicals of all time, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque stripper. The musical focuses on her overbearing mother, Rose, the quintessential stage mother, as she pushes Gypsy (then known as Louise) and her sister June into life on the vaudeville circuit, forever trying to break into the big time. The musical contains many songs that have become popular standards, including 'Everything's Coming up Roses' and 'Let Me Entertain You'. Gypsy was premiered on Broadway in May 1959 at The Broadway Theatre (transferring to the Imperial Theatre), directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with Ethel Merman starring as Rose.

Book Border Wars

    Book Details:
  • Author : Julie Hirschfeld Davis
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2019-10-08
  • ISBN : 1982117419
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book Border Wars written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two New York Times Washington correspondents provide a detailed, “fact-based account of what precipitated some of this administration’s more brazen assaults on immigration” (The Washington Post) filled with never-before-told stories of this key issue of Donald Trump’s presidency. No issue matters more to Donald Trump and his administration than restricting immigration. Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear have covered the Trump administration from its earliest days. In Border Wars, they take us inside the White House to document how Stephen Miller and other anti-immigration officials blocked asylum-seekers and refugees, separated families, threatened deportation, and sought to erode the longstanding bipartisan consensus that immigration and immigrants make positive contributions to America. Their revelation of Trump’s desire for a border moat filled with alligators made national news. As the authors reveal, Trump has used immigration to stoke fears (“the caravan”), attack Democrats and the courts, and distract from negative news and political difficulties. As he seeks reelection in 2020, Trump has elevated immigration in the imaginations of many Americans into a national crisis. Border Wars identifies the players behind Trump’s anti-immigration policies, showing how they planned, stumbled and fought their way toward changes that have further polarized the nation. “[Davis and Shear’s] exquisitely reported Border Wars reveals the shattering horror of the moment, [and] the mercurial unreliability and instability of the president” (The New York Times Book Review).

Book Hirschfeld

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9781557833563
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Hirschfeld written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caricatures, photographs, and other works from throughout the artist's career are accompanied by his own comments and essays by family members and associates

Book Hirschfeld s Hollywood

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Leopold
  • Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780810990524
  • Pages : 104 pages

Download or read book Hirschfeld s Hollywood written by David Leopold and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to accompany an exhibition at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this book recounts Hirshfeld's career as a graphic artist, and reprints 100 plus drawings, paintings, collages, posters, billboards, and murals. Classic caricatures and behind-the scenes perspectives of major players in Hollywood are accompanied by more vibrantly colored works. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Magnus Hirschfeld

Download or read book Magnus Hirschfeld written by Ralf Dose and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 OCo1935) was one of the first great pioneers of the gay liberation movement. Revered by such gay icons as Christopher Isherwood and Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society, HirschfeldOCOs legacy resonates throughout he twentieth-century and around the world. Guided by his motto OC Through Science Toward Justice, OCO Hirschfeld helped found the Scientific Humanitarian Committee in Germany to defend the rights of homosexuals and develop a scientific framework or sexual equality. He was also an early champion of womenOCOs rights, campaigning in the early 1900s for the decriminalization of abortion and the right of female teachers and civil servants to marry and have children. By 1933 HirschfeldOCOs commitment to sexual liberation made him a target for the Nazis, and they ransacked his Institute for Sexual Research and publicly burned his books. a This biography, first published to acclaim in Germany, follows Hirschfeld from his birth in Poland to the heights of his career during the Weimar Republic and the rise of German fascism. Ralf Dose illuminates HirschfeldOCOs ground-breaking role in the gay liberation movement and explains ome of his major theoretical concepts, which continue to influence our"

Book Dancing with the Devil

Download or read book Dancing with the Devil written by Louis Diaz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Diaz's daring undercover effort to stop New York City kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, describing his infiltration of the dangerous drug operation and sharing details from other front-page cases

Book It s Up to You  Ben Franklin

Download or read book It s Up to You Ben Franklin written by Leila Hirschfeld and published by Crown Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History meets humor in this interactive Benjamin Franklin biography. Laugh and learn as this American hero make the toughest choices of his life. Perfect for readers of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. You're Benjamin Franklin: inventor, humorist, diplomat-spy, and Founding Father. To rise from humble beginnings and become an American hero, you have to weigh the facts, trust your gut, and make tough choices that will forge America's destiny. No pressure In this tongue-in-cheek biography, father-daughter team Tom and Leila Hirschfeld explore eleven critical decisions that shaped Ben's incredible life. With over 100 pieces of archival and original art, fun facts, historical trivia, sidebars, and more, follow Ben's footsteps through the smart calls and near misses that launched his career and helped unite the United States

Book Business Dad

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Hirschfeld
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 1999-06-02
  • ISBN : 9780316219501
  • Pages : 298 pages

Download or read book Business Dad written by Tom Hirschfeld and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1999-06-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prosperous venture capitalist asserts that the skills required for success in the office apply equally to effective parenting.

Book It s Up to You  Abe Lincoln

Download or read book It s Up to You Abe Lincoln written by Leila Hirschfeld and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laugh and learn at home with this interactive and hilarious Abraham Lincoln biography. Perfect for readers of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales and parents looking to chuckle their way through homeschool history lessons. Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents of all time. But what did it take to rise from frontier poverty? To lead his country through the Civil War? To alter the course of history forever? Father-daughter team Tom and Leila Hirschfeld's tongue-in-cheek biography explores ten crucial decisions in one amazing life. With over one hundred pieces of archival and original art, fun facts, sidebars, historical trivia, and more, this book follows Abe's footsteps through the close calls that defined his leadership and shaped America as we know it today. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF 2018 "Be a best friend and give this book to someone who has not read it." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Book Detective

Download or read book Detective written by Kathy Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stay familiar with the toxicology of metals in the environment and in humans. Here is your most up-to-date source.

Book George Washington and Slavery

Download or read book George Washington and Slavery written by Fritz Hirschfeld and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because General Washington - the universally acknowledged hero of the Revolutionary War - in the postwar period uniquely combined the moral authority, personal prestige, and political power to influence significantly the course and the outcome of the slavery debate, his opinions on the subject of slaves and slavery are of crucial importance to understanding how racism succeeded in becoming an integral and official part of the national fabric during its formative stages.

Book Petriarch

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rachel Hirschfeld
  • Publisher : American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9780870518706
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Petriarch written by Rachel Hirschfeld and published by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "AICPA Personal Financial Planning Section."