Fantasia and Hirschfeld

[Georgios Balanikas M.D.]

 He is most closely associated with his
> carticatures of Broadway stars and other denizens of New York City.  That
is
> probably why his style was chosen as the basis for the RHAPSODY IN BLUE
> segment in FANTASIA 2000 (my favorite part of the film).

This part of the film is also my favorite and when I saw it, a year ago, I
was thinking then to post some thoughts about its artistic style and how
perfectly matched his art with Gershwin's music and New York's lifestyle.
(I have chosen to decorate my office with a number of his lithos,including a
rare one with a "medical" theme,and "Dr" George Burns as the central
figure.)

GEORGIOS

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>
> There have been classic painters who have also hid their name or the names
> of others in their works, but Hirschfield is likely the greatest
progenitor
> of the practice.  My first familiarity with the "game" of hunting for a
> hidden name was in the daily editorial cartoons in our Louisville
newspaper,
> THE COURIER-JOURNAL.  The local cartoonist, Hugh Haynie, was one of the
very
> best, even winning a Pulitzer Prize for his work.  He was my inspiration
for
> learning to draw, even more than the Disney Comics.  That's probably why I
> was better at one shot gags than at detailed stories.  I leave that to Don
> and so many other capable spellbinders.
>
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