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This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns the former New York City sidewalk cafe, The Stanhope. In the document Neiman provides a sketch of the restaurant’s facade and setting, placing emphasis on the eatery’s European-style, alfresco seating. The close…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an anecdote concerning the artist's visit to Rosebud on Rush later in life, a restaurant located a few blocks away from Neiman’s former residence on Chicago Avenue, in Chicago. In the story, Neiman is accosted at…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a playful look into the artist’s interest in food, and food culture. With regard to the note's content itself, the writing is composed of an improvisatory, fragmentary list of images, restaurants, and quips.…

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This document provides a biography of Auguste Escoffier in conjunction with an abridged institutional history of the Les Amis d’Escoffier Society and Foundation, annotated by LeRoy Neiman. At the bottom of the first page, the artist describes a…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman comments on vegetables and wild boar. The first portion of the note provides a theoretical address to vegetables, speaking to their place in the food chain and and the normative human diet. The bottom portion addresses…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the relationship between leisure culture and food. Although the commentary is in no way total or comprehensive, the writing provides insight into the artist’s conception of social divisions across and between the…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the cultural rootedness of many dishes and cuisines. That said, alongside this abbreviated commentary on food, the document features a miscellany of unrelated images and notations (most of which appear aesthetic…

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This note from Leroy Neiman provides a range of references, aphorisms, and scenes related to dining. Although the document was not written in conjunction with any one particular artwork, it can be seen as commenting on Neiman’s food related works.…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides range of the artist’s comments on food. Largely, the document is divided into two subjects, respective to page. The first page, for the most part, constitutes a list of punny aphorisms related to haute cuisine.…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on a variety of aspects of a food and dining experience. Largely, the note is divided into three sections: first—a list of the artist’s aphorisms on food, second—a theoretical musing on the social role of…
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