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===Collections and tributes=== [[File:Hirschfeld desk.jpg|right|thumb|Al Hirschfeld's desk and chair in the lobby of the [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]]]] Permanent collections of Hirschfeld's work can be found at a variety of institutions including the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], the [[Museum of Modern Art]],<ref name="vallance" /> and the [[New York Public Library]] in New York, [[Harvard University]] in Cambridge, and the [[Harry Ransom Center]] in Austin, Texas. Hirschfeld was the recipient of two lifetime achievement [[Tony Awards]].<ref name="vallance" /> On June 21, 2003, the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway was renamed the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]].<ref name="corliss" /> Hirschfeld was also honored with a star on the [[St. Louis Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement |title= St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees |publisher= St. Louis Walk of Fame |access-date= April 25, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121031162946/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement |archive-date= October 31, 2012 |url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2002, Al Hirschfeld was awarded the [[National Medal of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/Medals/medalists_year.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031208215531/http://www.nea.gov/honors/Medals/medalists_year.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2003|title=Lifetime Honors: National Medal of Arts|date=December 8, 2003|website=Nea.gov|access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> He was an Honorary Member of the [[Salmagundi Club]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GV/GV008SalmagundiClub.htm |title=New York Architecture Images-Salmagundi Club |website=Nyc-architecture.com |access-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417143810/http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GV/GV008SalmagundiClub.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Hirschfeld was added to the Jewish American Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Corrigan |first=Patricia |date=2012-09-05 |title=Drawn to the Stars: St. Louis-born artist finally gets a major retrospective in his hometown |url=https://stljewishlight.org/arts-entertainment/drawn-to-the-stars-st-louis-born-artist-finally-gets-a-major-retrospective-in-his-hometown/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=St. Louis Jewish Light}}</ref>
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