Hirschfeld: The Biography

Hirschfeld: The Biography

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  • Author：Ellen Stern
  • ISBN：1510759409
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Carol Kranowitz ，

A sparkling， richly researched biography of the famous caricaturist， Al Hirschfeld！ The author， Ellen Stern， interviewed 329 people whom Hirschfeld knew and drew in his brilliant line drawings， including Hollywood and Broadway celebrities， composers and playwrights， friends and family members， and many other interesting characters whom he met in his long， prolific life。 This is a fantastic read about a fascinating man。

Edwin Howard ，

In HIRSCHFELD， Ellen Stern digs deep into the life of a one-of-a-kind artist who is known by most， but understood by few。 Stern goes into detail about Hirschfeld's upbringing， his early successes before he began creating his reknowned caricatures and as much as is possible， she looks at his personal life with his wives， his daughter Nina， and his grandkids。 Using lots of letters， journals， and general correspondence， Stern works hard to uncover the mind of the artist that was Al Hirschfeld。 With In HIRSCHFELD， Ellen Stern digs deep into the life of a one-of-a-kind artist who is known by most， but understood by few。 Stern goes into detail about Hirschfeld's upbringing， his early successes before he began creating his reknowned caricatures and as much as is possible， she looks at his personal life with his wives， his daughter Nina， and his grandkids。 Using lots of letters， journals， and general correspondence， Stern works hard to uncover the mind of the artist that was Al Hirschfeld。 With a life as full as Hirschfeld's was， Stern entertains the reader throughout by recreating his adventures travelling， meeting all sorts of famous people， and she even devotes a good amount of time to his failed attempt to create a musical。 The reader gets the feel that while the book is sprinkled throughout with great quotes and general thoughts from many theater artists and celebrities， that Stern did a good job of using those tidbits to further her narrative， not just throw them in for shock value。 There is a few times in the book when Stern presents contradictory thoughts on a particular event and it was difficult to discern whether she was baffled as to the truth herself， or she purposely presented both sides hoping the reader would decide the truth for themselves。 Hirschfeld's impact on theater， as well as the entertainment community， is overwhelming and there is nary a broadway artist or fan that doesn't know his name。 In Ellen Stern's HIRSCHFELD， she does good job of revealing the man behind the art: his family， his motives， and his legacy which began long before his death。 Thank you Skyhorse Publishing， Ellen Stern， and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more