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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief survey of the artist’s professional ventures. Although the writing fails to provide many specifics, it does give a general sense of the bureaucratic texture of the artist’s professional developments. The…

This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns his thoughts on artist Ludwig Bemelmans. Both Bemelmans and Neiman were represented by Hammer Galleries. Within the writing, the artist touches on his regard for Belemans as well as presents an image of Neiman…

This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on a variety of aspects of the artist’s career. The many topics briefly engaged include, but are not limited to, Neiman’s personal disposition, ethos of the army, notion of “sacrifice”, and time spent in Cuba. The…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the artist’s relationship with characterizing himself as “a painter”. Focusing largely on his time in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman looks at experiences across childhood to young adulthood--touching on his work…

This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns the stylistic and art historical position of the artist’s work. Speaking to the tension between “high brow” and “low brow” that seemed to mark the artist’s posture, Neiman illustrates how this indeterminate place…

This note from LeRoy Neiman interrogates the artist’s interest in class. He writes: “My [works] were not critical images. Just causal observations made into structured scenes a la Neiman.” He continues, “self-expression penetrating insights.” This…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of artworks, ranging from French post-Impressionism to Italian Rococo. The majority of references stem from works seen while the artist saw in Chicago in addition total couple encountered at the Met Museum,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the germination of the artist’s relationship with Hammer Galleries, in anecdotal form. Through the remark, one is given a window into the texture of Neiman’s budding relationships with the various “Hammer…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a reflection on the complexities of “talent”. Touching on the contradictions in his public face—the cultural currencies of his famed position, popular support, financial well-being, and criticism, the artist…

This note from LeRoy Neiman constitutes a personal reflection on his career and critical reception. In the writing, the artist touches on his financial successes and their correlation with an emerging popular interest in prints. He points to this…