Talking Al Hirschfeld at the Library

David Leopold, creative director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, was at the Westport Library today talking about the legendary artist and a Hirschfeld memoir he edited, “The Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His Age.” He said Hirschfeld was working for The New York Times doing caricatures when his daughter Nina was born. To celebrate, he drew a baby with the name incorporated in his drawing. From then on, Leopold said, Hirschfeld incorporated her name into his sketches and people began to expect it. Hirschfeld died in 2003, five months shy of his 100th birthday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com