The Hirschfeld, Al, artist still image graphic still image Self-portraits-1940-1950. Ink drawings-1940-1950. xxu 1944 monographic [1944] eng

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1 drawing on illustration board : ink over pencil ; 38 x 67.1 cm (board) Illustration shows dance floor crowded with soldiers and sailors dancing, includes self-portrait of Hirschfeld as a sailor seen from behind on right. The Stage Door Canteen was established by the American Theatre Wing and the USO during World War II to entertain soldiers free of charge. May be restricted: Information on reproduction rights available in LC P&P Restrictions Statement. Caption label from exhibit "Monstrous Craws...": Al Hirschfeld (b. 1903), America's foremost performing arts caricaturist and illustrator, has covered the New York theater scene for more than sixty years. His drawing of the Stage Door Canteen is at once a fine example of the artist's high style and an exuberant evocation of night life in New York city during World War II. The Stage Door Canteen was established by the American Theatre Wing and the USO during the war to entertain soldiers free of charge. The image complements the Library's extensive holdings of graphic materials related to the home front and related works by such fellow caricaturists as Miguel Covarrubias, Al Frueh, and Kenneth Chamberlain, among others. The bearded sailor at the right with his back to the viewer is Hirschfeld's self-portrait. Signed lower right: Hirschfeld. Gift; (DLC/PP-1997:100). Exhibited in "Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws: Masterpieces of Cartoon and Caricature at the Library of Congress," Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon, The Library of Congress, February 25-August 22, 1998. Exhibited in Hirschfeld's New York, Museum of the City of New York, 2001. World War, 1939-1945 Social Aspects New York (State) New York Military personnel New York (State) New York 1940-1950 Dance New York (State) New York 1940-1950 CD 1 - Hirschfeld, no. 1 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.05888 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c19787 (DLC) 95861312 2016687377 LC-DIG-ppmsc-05888 DLC LC-USZ62-119787 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/ppmsc.05888 hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3c19787 aacr gihc DLC 990827 20250607072125.3 19216537 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)