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Al Hirschfeld documentary : excerpts featuring Joseph Papp and others
- Title
- Al Hirschfeld documentary : excerpts featuring Joseph Papp and others [videorecording] / a Telequest and Times History production.
- Publication
- New York : New York Times, c1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 5023 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (10 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Contains excerpts likely used in the 1996 documentary film, The line king: the Al Hirschfeld story, produced, written and directed by Susan W. Dryfoos. Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was a caricaturist who specialized in prominent personalities from the entertainment world. Includes interviews with Hirschfeld who discusses his working methods, and with producer/director Joseph Papp and actors Colleen Dewhurst, Jason Robards and Carol Channing who discuss their experiences being caricatured by Hirschfeld. Includes discussion on Hirschfeld's relationship with influential New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson and archival footage of Hirschfeld and Atkinson.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Uniform Title
- The line king : the Al Hirschfeld story (Motion picture)
- Alternative Title
- New York Times Hirschfeld Time: 9:40 Date: 6/21/88
- Subjects
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984
- Video
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Interviews
- Caricature > United States
- Robards, Jason > Interviews
- Cartoonists > United States
- Documentaries and factual works
- Dewhurst, Colleen > Interviews
- Hirschfeld, Al > Friends and associates
- Channing, Carol > Interviews
- Hirschfeld, Al > Interviews
- Genre/Form
- Video.
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Interviews.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Credits at end of tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
- For the completed film The line king : the Al Hirschfeld story, see NCOX 1421.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Event (note)
- Videotape is dated June 21, 1988.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5023
- OCLC
- NYPT04-F323
- Title
- Al Hirschfeld documentary : excerpts featuring Joseph Papp and others [videorecording] / a Telequest and Times History production.
- Imprint
- New York : New York Times, c1988.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Event
- Videotape is dated June 21, 1988.
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Dewhurst, Colleen, interviewee.Robards, Jason, interviewee.Channing, Carol, interviewee.Hirschfeld, Al, interviewee.Dryfoos, Susan W, producer.Dryfoos, Susan W, director.Times History, producer.Telequest, producer.
- Added Title
- The line king : the Al Hirschfeld story (Motion picture)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5023