03386ckd a22005055a 4500 19216537 20250607072125.3 kd|||| 990827s1944 xxunnn kneng 19216537 0 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-printpho 2016687377 (DLC)acd2000001777/PP LC-DIG-ppmsc-05888 DLC (digital file from original) LC-USZ62-119787 DLC (b&w film copy neg.) DLC DLC gihc CD 1 - Hirschfeld, no. 1 Hirschfeld, Al, artist. The Stage Door canteen reopens [graphic]. [1944] 1 drawing on illustration board : ink over pencil ; 38 x 67.1 cm (board) still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier 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. 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. 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. lctgm Dance New York (State) New York 1940-1950. lctgm Self-portraits 1940-1950. gmgpc Ink drawings 1940-1950. gmgpc Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress) (DLC) 95861312 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print digital file from original ppmsc 05888 p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.05888 digital file from b&w film copy neg. cph 3c19787 p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c19787 pp/minload pp/acd pp/exh 4186 pp/exh 4345-L (D size)