Al Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003). Marco Millions, The New York Times interior illustration, February 16, 1964.. Ink o...

Description

Al Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003)
Marco Millions, The New York Times interior illustration, February 16, 1964.
Ink on board
18-3/4 x 26-3/4 inches (47.6 x 67.9 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

PROVENANCE:
Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., New York;
Private collection.

Marco Millions, Eugene O'Neill's satire on American business and greed, was one of the first productions of the Repertory Theatre at Lincoln Center, even before Lincoln Center was completed. Marco Millions played in tandem with Arthur Miller's then new play, After the Fall. Although Hirschfeld probably saw the original production of Marco Millions in 1928, he did not draw it. In the intervening years, the playwright and the artist became friends, often visiting clubs on 52nd Street to listen to music, particularly the stride piano of a young Errol Garner. Hirschfeld had a high opinion of this drawing and included it in his 1970 book, The World of Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld provided a strong sense of David Hayes' Tony nominated set, and the drawing echoes his works of the Grand Kabuki and the Japanese woodcuts which were so influential to his style.


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