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Al Hirschfeld "Abbott & Costello" Print and First Day Stamp Framed - $40 (glen park)
Mission near Bosworth
condition:
excellent
size / dimensions:
14½" x 11¾"
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It is plate-signed as HIRSCHFELD.
This is an excellent quality print of the Abbott & Costello image drawn by Al Hirschfeld for the five-set Comedians series from the United States Postal Service in 1991.
Both the print and the canceled first day of issue stamp dated August 29, 1991 from Hollywood, CA are displayed in the frame.
Very nicely framed in a sturdy black metal frame and a blue beveled mat under glass. Hanging hardware attached; ready to hang.
All is in excellent condition.
Frame size: 14½" x 11¾"
If piece is listed it is still available for sale.
Also available in Santa Rosa when arranged in advance.
ABOUT AL HIRSCHFELD (1903 - 2003)
Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the visual language of modern art through caricature in the 20th century. A self described “characterist,” his signature work, defined by a linear calligraphic style, appeared in virtually every major publication of the last nine decades (including a 75 year relationship with The New York Times) as well as numerous book and record covers and 15 postage stamps.
Hirschfeld said his contribution was to take the character, created by the playwright and portrayed by the actor, and reinvent it for the reader. Playwright Terrence McNally wrote: "No one 'writes' more accurately of the performing arts than Al Hirschfeld. He accomplishes on a blank page with his pen and ink in a few strokes what many of us need a lifetime of words to say."
He is represented in many public collections, including the Metropolitan, the Whitney, the National Portrait Gallery, and Harvard’s Theater Collection. Hirschfeld authored several books including Manhattan Oases and Show Business is No Business in addition to 10 collections of his work. He was declared a Living Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Commission in 1996 and a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000.
Just before his death in January 2003, he learned he was to be awarded the Medal of Arts from the National Endowment of the Arts and inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters. The winner of two Tony Awards, he was to be given the ultimate Broadway accolade on what would have been his 100th birthday in June 2003. The Martin Beck Theater was renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theater.
https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org
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ABOUT ABBOTT & COSTELLO
"Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work in radio, film, and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during the Second World War. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time, a version of which appears in their 1945 film The Naughty Nineties."
ABOUT THE COMEDIANS POSTAGE STAMP SERIES
The set spotlighted Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Jack Benny, Fanny Brice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, and Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy. The Comedians stamps were dedicated at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. The Margo Feiden Gallery in New York City, which represented Hirschfeld, was declared a branch of the Post Office during a three-day celebration the next week.