Hirschfeld Al ( 1903 - 2003 American New York ) Portrait of a Dressed up Lady Next to Street Light Lamp Pole perhaps in Central Park NYC ? Al Hirschfeld's American New York Portrait of Barbra Streisand in Funny Lady Hand Signed by Al Hirschfeld Limited Edition and numbered The Funny Lady that we are offering you is in Mint Condition The last person to handle it was Al Hirschfeld when he signed it Limited Edition 34 / 175 Art Size: 26"(h) x 20"(w) frame 32"H x 25"W Vintage from the 1980s Materials: Arches heavy weight rag paper Certificate of Authenticity from the Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd. in the back Al Hirschfeld's representative since 1969 Out of new York City Estate Albert Hirschfeld ( 1903 - 2003 was active/lived in New York Missouri known for Caricature drawing lithographs etching )Albert Hirschfeld became famous for his personality caricatures of theater people, pen and ink work he did in his position as Theatre Caricaturist for The New York Times. He earned 23 awards including in 1984 a special Tony Award, which was a sign that the theater world welcomed him as one of their own. His work also appeared in other newspapers and books, and in 1996, a film documentary of his life titled The Line King, was nominated for an Academy Award That same year Hirschfeld was named one of six New York City Landmarks by the New York Landmarks Conservancy He was a familiar figure at first-night openings, and rehearsals, and he perfected a method of making a sketch in the dark. To be one of his subjects was regarded as a special honor and feelings of triumph often were felt by his followers who found the word "Nina" in his work. Nina was the name of his daughter and he would hide the name in the lines of his caricatures

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