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Club Card, Upstairs at Tatou
This courtesy card for Upstairs at Tatou substantiates LeRoy Neiman's membership to both the Upper East Side lounge and its parent restaurant, Tatou. A lover of fine dining and an prober of the leisure class, the artist often frequented the…
Tags: Celebrity, New York, Restaurant
Club Card, Tatou
This courtesy card for the now defunct supper club Tatou, located in New York's Upper East Side, is a testament to LeRoy Neiman's interest in the leisure class, specifically its bourgeoning food culture. The restaurant was one of many hot spots…
Tags: Celebrity, New York, Restaurant
Pass, Rocky IV
This pass, allowing the artist on set for the 1985 filming of Rocky IV in Las Vegas, Nevada, was given to LeRoy Neiman for his cameo in the movie; Neiman appeared as a Ring Announcer. In addition, the artist-a friend of Sylvester Stallone-was…
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief chronology of TV appearances the artist made during his career. The narrative delineated begins with ABC’s (i.e. Roone Arledge’s) observation of the artist documenting the Fischer-Spassy chess game in 1972…
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief overview of the artist’s biography and career. The document divides his life into themes—ranging from receiving the GI Bill to moving to New York—grounded in chronology. Given the stylistic bend and…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an abridged and anecdotal overview of the artist’s works on “Theatre” and “Entertainers/Movie Stars”. The record, itemizing these subjects as “4.” and “5.”, is then an excerpt of a longer document on similar…
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