What is the name of the New York artist that drew caricatures of famous people?

He published a book of his art and I am looking for the book.

What is the name of the New York artist that drew caricatures of famous people?
There's Al Hirschfeld. He worked for the New York Times for 60 or 70 years, and died in 2003. He was wonderful!


Heres a website about hi...may be the one you want?


http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/...


http://www.amazon.com/Hirschfelds-New-Yo...


here's one of his books
Reply:Al Hirschfeld published several books of his art, and if you are looking for the guy who put Nina in his pictures, that's him.





However another New York based cartoonist from the sixties and Seventies was david levine, who's had eye problems which have slowed him down. More information here:


http://www.davidlevineart.com/cgi-bin/ma...





Like Hirschfield he's done several books.
Reply:Albert Hirschfeld (June 21, 1903 鈥?January 20, 2003), he was a Jewish American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars.


http://www.alhirschfeld.com/


The book you麓re probably looking for is Hirschfeld麓s New york, you can find it anywhere.


Good luck!!