Editing Al Hirschfeld (section)

===Publications===
[[File:Ehmercury.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''American Mercury'' with Al Hirschfeld's caricature of [[Ernest Hemingway]]]]
Al Hirschfeld famously contributed to ''[[The New York Times]]'' for more than seven decades.<ref name="corliss" /> His work also appeared in ''[[The New York Herald Tribune]]'', ''The Old World'', ''[[The New Yorker Magazine]]'', ''[[Collier's]]'', ''[[The American Mercury]]'', ''[[TV Guide]]'', ''[[Playbill]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine, and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.

In 1941, Hyperion Books published ''Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld'', with text by [[William Saroyan]].<ref>''[https://www.manhattanrarebooks.com/pages/books/380/al-hirschfeld/harlem-as-seen-by-hirschfeld/?soldItem=true Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122071411/https://www.manhattanrarebooks.com/pages/books/380/al-hirschfeld/harlem-as-seen-by-hirschfeld/?soldItem=true |date=November 22, 2016 }}'', Manhattan Rare Books. Retrieved November 21, 2016</ref>

Hirschfeld's illustrations for the theater were gathered and published yearly in the books, ''The Best Plays of ...'' (for example, ''The Best Plays of 1958-1959'').<ref>"[//link.yumalibrary.org/portal/The-best-plays-of-1958-1959-ed.-by-Louis/4Qon3Z5j3qM/ The best plays of 1958-1959, ed. by Louis Kronenberger ; illustrated with drawings by Hirschfeld] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153807/http://link.yumalibrary.org/portal/The-best-plays-of-1958-1959-ed.-by-Louis/4Qon3Z5j3qM/ |date=November 22, 2016 }}," Yuma County Library District. Retrieved November 21, 2016</ref>

Additional collections of Hirschfeld's illustrations include: ''Manhattan Oasis'', ''Show Business Is No Business'' (1951), ''American Theater'', ''The American Theater as Seen by Al Hirschfeld'', ''The World of Al Hirschfeld'' (1970), ''The Lively Years, 1920-1973'' with text by [[Brooks Atkinson]] (1973), ''The Entertainers'' (1977), ''Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld'' (1979), ''Hirschfeld’s World'' (1981), ''Show Business is No Business'' with preface and endnotes by Margo Feiden (1983), ''A Selection of Limited Edition Etchings and Lithographs'' with text by Margo Feiden (1983), ''Art and Recollections From Eight Decades'' (1991), ''Hirschfeld On Line'' (2000), ''Hirschfeld’s Hollywood'' (2001), ''Hirschfeld’s New York'' (2001), ''Hirschfeld’s Speakeasies of 1932'' with Introduction by [[Pete Hamill]] (2003), and ''Hirschfeld’s British Isles'' (2005).

Hirschfeld collaborated with humorist [[S. J. Perelman]] on several publications, including ''Westward Ha! Or, Around the World in 80 Clichés'', a satirical look at the duo's travels on assignment for ''[[Holiday (magazine)|Holiday]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heller |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Heller (design writer) |title=When Al Hirschfeld Lit Up the Great White Way |work=[[Print (magazine)|Print]] |url=https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-whats-a-hirschfeld-his-line-lit-up-the-great-white-way/ |date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref> In 1987, the [[United States Postal Service]] commissioned him to draw a series of [[postage stamp]]s commemorating famous American comedians.<ref name="stamps" /><ref name="vallance" /> The 1991 collection included drawings of [[Stan Laurel]], [[Oliver Hardy]], [[Edgar Bergen]] (with [[Charlie McCarthy]]), [[Jack Benny]], [[Fanny Brice]], [[Bud Abbott]], and [[Lou Costello]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/piece/comedians-hirschfeld|title=Comedians by Hirschfeld|website=alhirschfeldfoundation.org|language=en|access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref> He followed that with a collection of silent film stars including [[Rudolph Valentino]], [[ZaSu Pitts]] and [[Buster Keaton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/piece/silent-screen-stars|title=Silent Screen Stars|website=alhirschfeldfoundation.org|language=en|access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref> The Postal Service allowed him to include Nina's name in his drawings, waiving its own rule forbidding hidden messages in United States stamp designs.<ref name="stamps">{{Cite news |last=McAllister |first=Bill |title=Hirschfeld's 'Silent' Stars |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/04/15/hirschfelds-silent-stars/333e3c43-4793-43f2-a0d4-c42ad32523ad/ |date=April 15, 1994 |access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref>

Hirschfeld expanded his audience by contributing to [[Patrick F. McManus]]' humor column in ''[[Outdoor Life]]'' magazine for a number of years.