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This press pass for the NY Mets Baseball Club was issued to LeRoy Neiman, representing The National Enquirer; the card granted the artist access to Shea Stadium's field and dugout. Beyond these practicalities, the permit features a signature from the…

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This press pass for 1987 Super Bowl XXI, featuring the Denver Broncos verses New York Giants at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, granted LeRoy Neiman photojournalistic privileges. These rights are stipulated on reverse.

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These two press pass for 1989 Super Bowl XXIII, featuring the Cincinnati Bengals verses the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, granted LeRoy Neiman and a companion photojournalistic privileges. These rights are…

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This pass for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, denotes LeRoy Neiman's position on the United States' Olympic Committee. These games were the first Winter Olympics hosted in communist state and the second Olympics overall. (The…

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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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This club card for The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalow in Beverly Hills, California proves indicative of not only LeRoy Neiman's intimacy with the establilshment but also his interest in leisure culture and travel; this interest was first stoked by…

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This courtesy card for Area, a nightclub on Houston Street in New York City operating from 1983 through 1987, proves demonstrative of LeRoy Neiman's interest in leisure and 1980s urban decadence. The venue, open Wednesday through Sunday 11pm through…

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This courtesy card for Studio 54, an infamous nightclub frequented by New York's haut monde, evidences LeRoy Neiman's interest in the leisure class. The venue - accredited as having a formative role in the development of disco - has a unique history:…

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This courtesy card for Hard Rock Cafe attests to LeRoy Neiman's interests in travel and mass culture. The artist received his lifetime membership to the London-based franchise in 1988, before the chain had locations in Las Vegas, Paris, or Orlando.

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This membership card for MGM Grand Air, a VIP charter airline focused on small luxury flights, attests to LeRoy Neiman's interest in travel and the leisure class. The airline, founded in 1987, had a short run; with an increase of cheaper private…
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