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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a loose biography for the artist, early life through early adulthood. Moreoever, the document—written in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told—foreshadows the emphasis’ of chapters on these subjects (i.e.…
Tags: Army, Art, Art References, Childhood, Document, Notes, Saint Paul
Note on Art
This note was of a few from LeRoy Neiman made in preparation for his prospective mural at the St. James Theatre. The venue, which was set to host Busker Alley, invited the artist to paint the facade of the building in lieu of a billboard. That said,…
Tags: Army, Art, Art References, Busker Alley, Document, Gambling, Italy, Mural, Notes
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a fragmented commentary from the artist on his prints (and by extension work with Knoedler Publishing in the 1970s and 1980s), biography, and relationship with St. John's University. Neiman received St. John's…
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman draws fragmented connections between the artist’s experience at Cooks and Bakers School while serving in WWII and French painting. Outside proximity, discrete associations elude.
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman marks impressionable works found in Antwerp, Belgium—a work from Reubens (Elevation of the Cross from 1610) and a selection of Albrecht Dürer woodcuts. Alongside this informal catalogue, Neiman provides a set of brief…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman recounts the opportunities made available to the artist through the GI Bill on both a personal (i.e. attending art school) and more general level (i.e. “gain[ing] a liberal education”). The writing is one of many marking…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an anecdotal account of influences rooted the artist’s time at SAIC. Generally, the references catalogued are from a selection of French artistic movements and schools. In addition, Neiman supplies a discussion of…
Tags: Army, Art, Art Reference, Bonnard, Cezanne, Chardin, Chicago, Daumier, de Kooning, Document, Gollzives, New York, Notes, SAIC, Tiepolo, Tintoretto, Toulouse-Lautrec, van Dongen, Veronese
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman is sectioned into three topics. The first passage regards Birmingham, England. The second segment exists a list of vocabulary. And the third division looks at the initial, lackluster reception of Moby Dick. The nature of…
Tags: Army, Art, Art Reference, Document, Notes
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman was made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told. The writing opens from the vantage point of both protest and resignation. Neiman is speaking to his critical reception. This emotionally indeterminate stance is…
Tags: Army, Art, Art Reference, Celebrity, Critic, Document, Maupassant, Moliere, Notes