Hirschfeld & Visual Arts Curriculum

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What would a sculpture of an Al Hirschfeld drawing look like?

Visual Arts, Art Making, Grade 5

Hirschfeld worked almost exclusively in the drawing medium. What would a sculpture of an Al Hirschfeld drawing look like? What materials would he have used?

To see a sculpture by Al Hirschfeld, go to: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/hirschfeld/images/01507u.jpg.

Discuss the differences between sculpture and drawing. What does Hirschfeld’s comment that sculpture was “just a drawing you could trip over in the dark” reveal about him?