Hirschfeld's Music Featuring David Leopold

City Winery New York Presents Hirschfeld's Music featuring David Leopold.

Join David Leopold, the Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, as he takes you on a tour of Hirschfeld's greatest hits in music in a unique multimedia presentation that will reveal the fascinating stories behind the lines of Hirschfeld's drawings of musicians and composers. Only Hirschfeld was in the studio with both Django Reinhardt and Aerosmith. Discover who Hirschfeld introduced George Gershwin to or Liberace's unusual reaction to Hirschfeld's portrait of him. Find out which member of the Beatles did Hirschfeld see every day hanging on the wall of his home or how he put Bob Dylan on the cover of Time magazine. The live event is part of a new, free exhibit on display at City Winery, New York. Hirschfeld’s music art is on display now through Thanksgiving, depicting some of the most iconic musicians of the 20th Century. From Louis Armstrong to Neil Young; from Gershwin to the Grateful Dead; and from Quincy Jones to the Rolling Stones, Hirschfeld caught the essence of the artists and the scene in a line as supple and rhythmic as any one he heard. All artwork on display in the exhibition is available for purchase. Proceeds support the Hirschfeld Arts Curriculum program.

The celebration of “Hirschfeld’s Music” extends with the debut of 12 collectable wine bottles labeled with Hirschfeld portraits of legendary musicians, and available exclusively from City Winery. Artists featured include Mick Jagger, The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, John Lennon, Prince, Crosby Stills & Nash, and Alicia Keys.