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elleng

(136,090 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2022, 08:28 PM Jun 2022

Birth of Al Hirschfeld

Legendary illustrator Albert Hirschfeld was born on June 21, 1903, in St. Louis, Missouri. Hirschfeld’s work was so iconic, the USPS broke their own rules to feature his illustrations on two sets of stamps…

Hirschfeld spent the first 12 years of his life in St. Louis before his family moved to New York City in 1915. There, he attended the National Academy of Design. When he was just 17 years old, he was made art director at Selznick Pictures. He remained there for four years before going to Paris and London to study painting, drawing, and sculpture.

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Birth of Al Hirschfeld (Original Post) elleng Jun 2022 OP
He is an American treasure. Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #1
He was an excellent artist and illustrator. BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #2

BigmanPigman

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2. He was an excellent artist and illustrator.
Wed Jun 22, 2022, 08:53 PM
Jun 2022

Whether it was his highly stylized black and white line illustrations or more painterly work, his talent was enormous.

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