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Today David talks to author Nicholas van Hoogstraten about his brand-new book Broadway Poster Art: 1945-1969 which chronicles the evolution of Broadway posters including many by Al Hirschfeld.
David and Nicholas discuss the making of the book, how certain posters got selected, and the stories of some of the many Al Hirschfeld posters featured in the book.
Order the book now at BroadwayPosters.com
Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting us for this episode.
Happy Holidays to everyone and we’ll see you in the new year with brand-new episodes of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast!
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Ray Bolger in Three to Make Ready, 1946
Ray Bolger in Where’s Charley?, 1949
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Poster), 1949
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (New York Times Drawing), 1949
My Fair Lady (Original Poster), 1956
My Fair Lady (Poster with Generic Figures), 1970
Reclining Figure (Both Versions), 1954
Man of La Mancha (Drawing for Poster), 1965
Man of La Mancha (New York Times Drawing), 1965
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