Al Hirschfeld – Great Caricatures

January 4, 2009

Al Hirschfeld with daughter Nina - 1961 (Image LIFE Archive)

Al Hirschfeld was an American cartoonist known for his amazing caricature portraits of celebrities. Hirschfeld also liked to hide the name of his daughter “Nina” in his cartoons. Below are a small selection of some of my favorites.

TV Guide cover from November 3, 1956 featuring Edward R. Murrow

Rod Serling

Marilyn Monroe

Frank Sinatra

The Marx Brothers

Audrey Hepburn

John Lennon

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Filed in animation ·Tags: Al Hirschfeld, caricatures, cartoonist, Cartoons, Edward R. Murrow, frank sinatra, john lennon, marilyn monroe, marx brothers, Rod Serling

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One Response to “Al Hirschfeld – Great Caricatures”

combinator said
August 20, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Navigated to here from the Hirschfeld image of John Lennon at the Statue of Liberty. Very nicely done site!

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