The Hirschfeld Century Podcast

Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they tour the newest online exhibition “Hirschfeld’s Time Machine: The 1990s”. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. Walter Kerr Richard Burton _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

Join Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they tour the newest online exhibition “Hirschfeld’s New Season”. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

Join Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they tour the newest online exhibition “The Dog Show: Hounds by Hirschfeld”. They talk all things dogs and Hirschfeld with drawings ranging from 1924 to 2001. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter F...

Creative Director David Leopold is joined by theatre administrator, writer, advocate, and guest curator of It Goes So Fast: Our Town by Hirschfeld, Howard Sherman. They talk Our Town in the 20th century through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us...

Dance educator Melanie George comes on the podcast to talk about the new online exhibition she curated, “Amplified Dignity: Black Dancers Drawn by Hirschfeld”. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. __________________________ Amplified Dignity: Black Dancers Drawn by Hirschfeld Amplified Dignity Merchandise _________________________   Support this podcast...

David and Katherine from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation celebrate 75 years of looking for NINAs. From the very first NINA, to the drawing with the mostest, and everything in between, hear the stories behind the drawings, complete with the new segment “Hirschfeld According to Katherine.” Enjoy! —————————————&#82...

Musical Theater historian Ben West comes on the podcast to tour the new online exhibition Lost in the Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn by Hirschfeld. . Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. __________________________ Lost in the Stars Online Exhibition Lost in the Stars Merchandise __________________________ Support this podcast on Patreon Visit our website Like us on Fa...

Musical Theater historian Ben West comes on the podcast to tour the new online exhibition Lost in the Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn by Hirschfeld. . Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. __________________________ Lost in the Stars Online Exhibition Lost in the Stars Merchandise __________________________ Support this podcast on Patreon Visit our website Like us on Fa...

Experience theater the socially distant way by taking a tour of the solo show through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. The online exhibition will runs from May 5 – June 6, 2020. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. __________________________ Socially Distant Theater Online Exhibition Socially Distant Theater Merchandise __________________________ Support this podcast...

Happy new year from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation! In this first episode of 2020, David Leopold and Katherine Eastman relive the magic that is the career of Hal Prince. Don’t forget to follow along in the show notes, where you can see all of the drawings that are talked about in real time! ————————————— In the Compa...

David Leopold gives an audio tour of the current Hirschfeld exhibition at the Harmonie Club in New York City . The tour begins on the main level in the Library, and continues on the fourth floor in the Hub. The exhibition will remain up until January 17, 2020. For those not at the Harmonie Club, follow along with the drawings below in the show notes. The Library George and Ira Gershwin, 1990 Ella...

BREAKING NEWS! The first Hirschfeld drawing of the Marx Brothers has been found/confirmed. Robert S. Bader joins David and Katherine to discuss the new find. Follow along and see all of the drawings as you listen in the show notes. ————————————————- The first drawing of the Marx Brothers (June 8, 1935)...

David and Katherine are back, this time celebrating the centennial of the Algonquin Round Table! Hear tales of the Round Table as they relate to Hirschfeld….and some tangents (as always!). Check out our new Patreon page here!! ——————————————— The Algonquin Round Table Alexander Woollcott The Man Who Cam...

Take a magic carpet ride with David, Katherine, and legendary Disney animator Eric Goldberg! Eric tells of Hirschfeld’s influence on his own work in animation through the years. We hope you enjoy this very special episode. ————————- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

Happy birthday, Oliver Hardy! David Leopold and Katherine Eastman are here for all, yes ALL, your Laurel and Hardy needs. ——————————————————— Chewbacca Star Trek The Cher Show New Drawings, courtesy of Jay Polk Hirschfeld Auctions ALL LAUREL AND HARDY IMAGES 1929 Yearbook Hallelujah! L...

In honor of New York City Center’s 75th Anniversary, David and Katherine explore City Center’s history through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Laguardia Beverly Sills Metropolitan Opera Drawings Leopold Stokowski Leonard Bernstein Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Draper and Adler George Balanchine NYC Ballet Jerome Robbins Omnibus Ali...

This week, David and Katherine remember the works of Neil Simon. ————————- (Robert Q Lewis) Phil Silvers Show Sid Caesar (Bucks County Playhouse) Little Me with Sid Caesar Victor Garber in Little Me Little Me with Martin Short Broadway a la Carte The Odd Couple Sweet Charity Promises Promises Sweet Charity with Shirley MacLaine The Out-of-Towners Pri...

This week we explore the largest public collection of Hirschfeld works, The Harvard Collection. Get a taste of the collection–it’s just the tip of the iceberg. ——————————– Richard Kiley in Man of La Mancha Fogg Self portrait Put it in Writing Ella Fitzgerald Orson Welles Ethel Waters in Africana Rang Tang (not in Harvard...

This week, David and Katherine tour the career of Elizabeth Taylor through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ————————- National Velvet Katharine Hepburn Undercurrent Sam Marx A Date with Judy Robert Stack Ivanhoe The Last Time I Saw Paris 1960 Acamdy Award Hopefuls 1961 Academy Award Nominees Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (stage) The Movies There’...

The Hirschfeld Century Podcast returns with an episode dedicated entirely to CBS. From radio to television, learn more about Hirschfeld’s 60 year relationship with the network. 1944 Postcards (complete list) Self Portrait  Edward R Murrow Douglas Edwards William L Shirer Dateline America in the Air Service to the Front Thanks to the Yanks Major George Fielding Eliot Ozzie and Harriet George...

This week we celebrate the upcoming production of My Fair Lady on Broadway! Of course, Hirschfeld was there from the very beginning… ————————————————- My Fair Lady Cast Album Pygmalion My Fair Lady Moss Hart Lerner and Loewe Camelot Mural for the Playbill Room Generic My Fair Lady Julie Andrews Th...

Join us as we relive some of the earliest Hollywood scandals through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ————————————————- William Randolph Hearst Marion Davies Charles Chaplin (character study) Charles Chaplin in Sunnyside Manhattan Oases Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle Buster Keaton Thelma Todd Charley...

This week, join The Al Hirschfeld Foundation’s David Leopold and Katherine Eastman as they tour the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein. ————————- Lorenz Hart Present Arms Jumbo Higher and Higher On Your Toes The Mikado Babes in Arms The Nicholas Brothers Duke McHale Are You With It? Boys from Syracuse Boys from Syracuse (Generic) Boys from Syracu...

Americana Alexander King Harold Ross as Joseph Stalin New Masses Martha Graham Cover Isolationist Ken Magazine History of the American Communist Party PM Magazine Retreat from Washington 9 Old Men of the Supreme Court Peace in Our Time American Mercury Claude Pepper John Lewis The Nation FDR Cover Eisenhower Inauguration De Gaulle American Mercury Cover Churchill American Mercury Cover Churchill S...

This week we host our first guest on the podcast, Justin “Squigs” Robertson! Squigs’ drawings of Broadway are can be found at squigsonline.com , Broadway.com as party of the “Broadway Ink” feature , and the Lights of Broadway Trading Cards . ———————— Follow along with Squigs drawings here by clicking here! Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Cape Playhouse Bu...