Note on Art
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Title
Note on Art
Subject
A note from LeRoy Neiman on artistic references, spanning from 1934 through 1966.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an abridged chronology of cultural icons, artistic events, and historical milestones, spanning from 1934 through the mid-1960s, that proved influential on the artist’s work. The document is divided into three sections: first—celebrities and notorious figures from the 1930s and 1940s, second—musical and theatrical developments in the 1950s and 1960s, and third—miscellaneous occassions of the 1930s. That said, these categories prove cursory, containing an array of exceptions. The nature of the document proves unknown; however, it was most likely written in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told.
Creator
LeRoy Neiman
Source
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Publisher
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Date
c. 1990-2011
Contributor
LeRoy Neiman
Rights
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Relation
Notes, LN_Notes_1595, LN_Notes_1875, LN_Notes_2314, LN_Notes_1593, LN_Notes_909, LN_Notes_1012, LN_Notes_2214_01; LN_Notes_2214_02, LN_Notes_1594, LN_Notes_986_01; LN_Notes_986_02, LN_Notes_819_01; LN_Notes_819_02, LN_Notes_2302, LN_Notes_1776_01; LN_Notes_1776_02; LN_Notes_1776_03; LN_Notes_1776_04; LN_Notes_1776_05, LN_Notes_1764_01; LN_Notes_1764_02; LN_Notes_1764_03; LN_Notes_1764_04
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LN_Notes_1021_01; LN_Notes_1021_02
Coverage
New York (N.Y.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
34 Shirley Temple
Apollo Theatre opens
lil’ Abner debut
(Things I would think on later) (Alvin Karpis)
gunned down
Dillinger
Bobby Face Nelson
Pretty Boy Floyd
Bonnie and Clyde
Ma Barker
Homer Van [Meter]
35 Porgy and Bess
37 Golden Gate Bridge
52 Mad May
54 1st Newport Jazz Festival
55 Rock N’ Roll
64 Whisky a Go-Go […] opens LA
65 Mad look (mini skirts[,] “Bad Boy” Rolling Stones)
[?]
assassination of Malcolm X
1966 Catholics allowed to eat meat (on Fridays)
my mother complained (after all these years) /
30s gangster movies
Little Caesar Ed. G. Rob.
Cagney The Public Enemy […]
Boxing movies
Capone on trial income tax evasion
Ed[.] G[.] Rob.—played little Caesar
I was 10 year old when Dale came on the scene with the persistence of memory
Surrealist
I wasn’t aware of him until my 2nd year of school
1931 Reno Divorces [and] legalized gambling
(Nev.)
1932 Radio City Music Hall opens
1961 1st Silk Screen[,] Lincoln
Apollo Theatre opens
lil’ Abner debut
(Things I would think on later) (Alvin Karpis)
gunned down
Dillinger
Bobby Face Nelson
Pretty Boy Floyd
Bonnie and Clyde
Ma Barker
Homer Van [Meter]
35 Porgy and Bess
37 Golden Gate Bridge
52 Mad May
54 1st Newport Jazz Festival
55 Rock N’ Roll
64 Whisky a Go-Go […] opens LA
65 Mad look (mini skirts[,] “Bad Boy” Rolling Stones)
[?]
assassination of Malcolm X
1966 Catholics allowed to eat meat (on Fridays)
my mother complained (after all these years) /
30s gangster movies
Little Caesar Ed. G. Rob.
Cagney The Public Enemy […]
Boxing movies
Capone on trial income tax evasion
Ed[.] G[.] Rob.—played little Caesar
I was 10 year old when Dale came on the scene with the persistence of memory
Surrealist
I wasn’t aware of him until my 2nd year of school
1931 Reno Divorces [and] legalized gambling
(Nev.)
1932 Radio City Music Hall opens
1961 1st Silk Screen[,] Lincoln
Original Format
Felt-tipped pen and pencil on paper.
Files
Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/92.