Lou Hirshman

16. July 2017

QUIZ #1: How well do you know your Hirshman art?

The sum of the parts is greater than the whole. Trite but true when it comes to Lou Hirshman’s art. In this first QUIZ of a new series, we challenge the lovers of Hirshman’s genius to test their skills by matching his Devil-in-the-Details wit with the caricatures/collages to which they belong. Let the quiz begin: […]

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2. June 2017

Art, Famous People, Stories

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OF GROUCHO, THE HUMERUS AND A PENIS

In this second Posthumous Interview, more than 30 years after Lou Hirshman’s death, the irreverent comedian Groucho Marx – the subject of one of Hirshman’s finest pieces parodying one of filmdom’s funniest entertainers – comes to life as he banters his way through the artist’s take on humor. Groucho’s quirky quips meet Hirshman’s witty art. […]

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