The World of Hirschfeld

About this book

The World of Hirschfeld is a boundless area of people and places created by the artists perception imagination wit and great graphic talent. For decades readers of the Sunday New York Times caught the spirit of the new plays from the Hirschfeld drawings in the theatrical section. During these years the artist also made his unique visual comments on the other performing arts as well as on the world at large. For this volume Hirschfeld selected a representative collection of his drawings together with some of his superb portraits in color presented for the first time in depth in this book. In addition he has written a witty acerbic account of his own experiences in the theatrical world of his extensive travels and of his working methods. 189 illustrations including 32 plates in full color.