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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a rich visual description of workers in Las Vegas. The document, titled “Baccarat,” is one of many notes the artist wrote on gambling and more specifically the aesthetics of the city. In addition, the record,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman abstractly ruminates on the value of art. Juxtaposing individual expression and imitation, he brings up the question of artistic, and intellectual, ownership. Neiman had many problems with forgery over the course of his…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the effects of aging on his vision and, by extension, artistic style.

A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on critical reception of his work.

A commentary from LeRoy Neiman on "The Virgin of Vladimir," the medieval Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child; the note was found paper clipped to the two congregational promotions.

This personal note from LeRoy Neiman ruminates on the artist's process. Citing German perceptual psychologist Rudolf Arnheim's 1954 publication Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye alongside his own methodolgy, the artist seeks…

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…

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…

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.…

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…