Al Hirschfeld is so telling .
Well hello there! Last week I wrote aquiz highlighting the work of Al Hirschfeld. Even though it didn’t have any bearing on the quiz, I neglected to mention a really cool Easter egg in Al Hirschfeld’s work.#
Hirschfeld had a daughter named Nina, who was born in 1945. He creatively hid her name in the majority of his sketches. TBH, it’s really fun to search for the hidden “Ninas.” So, without further ado, here are 15 of Hirschfeld’s celebrity caricatures. See if you can spot the name “Nina” in each of them. If you can’t, well, there’s a “click to reveal” image for you that’ll point them out.#
1.“Nina” is hidden in this Elvis caricature FIVE times. Can you find them?#
2.What about in this photo of Audrey á laBreakfast at Tiffany’s?#
3.“Nina” is hidden in Hirschfeld’s Cher three times. Do you see them?#
4.“Nina” is hidden in Meryl’s caricature three times. Where are they?#
5.“Nina” appears twice in this drawing of Diana Ross. Can you spot them?#
6.“Nina” is hidden in plain sight somewhere in thisCasablancasketch. Do you see it?#
7.The “Nina” in this caricature of Frank Sinatra is pretty stealthy. Get out your eagle eyes and find it!#
8.If you miss the handful of “Ninas” in this drawing of Marilyn, you aren’t even trying.#
9.What about in this image of Cary Grant?#
10.Can you spot the “Nina” in this Marlon Brando masterpiece?#
11.What about this image of American violinist, Isaac Stern?#
12.Think you can spot one of three instances of “Nina” in this caricature of Marlene Dietrich?#
13.What about the “Nina” in this image of Judy Garland?#
14.OK, let’s see if you can spot the “Nina” in this image of Katherine Hepburn.#
15.Finally, take a glance at this self-portrait of Al Hirschfeld, himself. There are three “Ninas” in here!#
What a cool Easter egg! Do YOU know of any other art Easter eggs? Please tell me, I kind of geek out about them. Thanks!#





























