David Leopold
@davidnleopold.bsky.social
Father, husband, curator, author, archivist. gardener, music lover, twin, and cat housemate. Creative Director, The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. Views are my own.
“Le Royaume de Harmonie,” (The Kingdom of Harmony) from the theater production of La Poule aux Oeufs d’Or, (The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs) in the Galerie Dramatique, 1848.
September 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
“Le Royaume de Harmonie,” (The Kingdom of Harmony) from the theater production of La Poule aux Oeufs d’Or, (The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs) in the Galerie Dramatique, 1848.
It was released as BABES IN TOYLAND in 1939
August 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It was released as BABES IN TOYLAND in 1939
Vermont Lake Monsters Home Game
July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025
July 20, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Vermont Lake Monsters Home Game
July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025
Don’t forget this one
July 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Don’t forget this one
If only my 19 yr old self could have known that my tour book page would be shared by the Grateful Dead.
July 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
If only my 19 yr old self could have known that my tour book page would be shared by the Grateful Dead.
She evidently was quite an actress.
July 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
She evidently was quite an actress.
I just closed an exhibition that included this portrait of Olga Baclanova. People would ask who she was, and besides starring in THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, you know what her greatest film role was
July 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I just closed an exhibition that included this portrait of Olga Baclanova. People would ask who she was, and besides starring in THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, you know what her greatest film role was
There’s also this portrait of the R n’ H from I’D RATHER BE RIGHT
June 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
There’s also this portrait of the R n’ H from I’D RATHER BE RIGHT
The only show here not with Oscar is PAL JOEY.
June 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The only show here not with Oscar is PAL JOEY.
Hirschfeld’s take for Seventeen magazine, 1945
May 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Hirschfeld’s take for Seventeen magazine, 1945
While researching I found this:
May 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
While researching I found this:
A scene from my garden
May 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A scene from my garden
Hirschfeld’s drawing appeared the Sunday before it opened. He saw it in DC.
May 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Hirschfeld’s drawing appeared the Sunday before it opened. He saw it in DC.
This was part of a diptych that they separated by 4 columns of text with a little play called ANGEL STREET that had a bit of a life.
April 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This was part of a diptych that they separated by 4 columns of text with a little play called ANGEL STREET that had a bit of a life.
Hirschfeld made them look better (as usual)
April 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Hirschfeld made them look better (as usual)
Charcoal portrait of Ann Miller in George Whites Scandal on Broadway in September 1939. She was 16 and came to Solowey’s studio with her mother as chaperone.
April 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Charcoal portrait of Ann Miller in George Whites Scandal on Broadway in September 1939. She was 16 and came to Solowey’s studio with her mother as chaperone.
So glad you like. New poster book coming out 4/28 HIRSCHFELD’S ICONS
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February 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
So glad you like. New poster book coming out 4/28 HIRSCHFELD’S ICONS
alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org/stage/?s=Hir...
alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org/stage/?s=Hir...
Charcoal portrait from life by Ben Solowey from No Time for Comedy, 1939
February 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Charcoal portrait from life by Ben Solowey from No Time for Comedy, 1939
I always thought this drawing captured the performance better than any video
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I always thought this drawing captured the performance better than any video
First time any version of Xmas Carol was on Broadway.
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
First time any version of Xmas Carol was on Broadway.
On the next Hirschfeld Century podcast that comes out next week we talk about this film. In America it was shown on CBS and in the UK at theaters. Hirschfeld did a drawing for CBS that appeared in publications across the country. I insisted my co host watch it.
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
On the next Hirschfeld Century podcast that comes out next week we talk about this film. In America it was shown on CBS and in the UK at theaters. Hirschfeld did a drawing for CBS that appeared in publications across the country. I insisted my co host watch it.
On the next Hirschfeld Century podcast that comes out next week we talk about another Merrick Xmas card.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
On the next Hirschfeld Century podcast that comes out next week we talk about another Merrick Xmas card.
Forgive me but we are always being asked to promote our books so you might like this one. www.alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org/stage/produc...
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Forgive me but we are always being asked to promote our books so you might like this one. www.alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org/stage/produc...
I was reminded that it is Coleman Hawkins birthday today
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I was reminded that it is Coleman Hawkins birthday today
For Benay fans here she is, drawn from life, in 1935 when she went into Anything Goes
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For Benay fans here she is, drawn from life, in 1935 when she went into Anything Goes