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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman gives a brief overview of the cultural bearing and ambiance of commedia dell’arte. The document references Francisco Goya’s Los Comicos Ambulantes (The Strolling Players)—a painting displaying jubilant a dell’arte…
Tags: Art, Art Process, Art References, Document, Goya, Notes, Print
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,…
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Note on Art
This fragmented note from LeRoy Neiman contains a list of personal adages, pertaining to that artist's career. In the document’s right hand corner, Neiman has written "Dean’s Gallery" in pencil. The artist had a solo exhibition at the Houston-based…
Tags: Art, Art Process, Dean's Gallery, Document, Exhibition, Notes
Notes on Art
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…
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a lyrical sketch of his career. Employing the bullets—“infamy”, “assiduous”, “unremitting”, and “propitious”—the artist highlights the personal verve underlying endeavors for “over 40 years”. This writing is one…
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman plays on the notions of portraiture and self-fashioning. Drawing comparisons between his own changing (or unchanging) appearance and at of Abraham Lincoln, the artist speaks to slippages between dress and consume.
Tags: Art, Art Process, Art Reference, Document, Lincoln, Notes, Self-portrait
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman interrogates the conceptual overlap of painting/staging portraits and self-fashioning. Neiman’s writing meanders from a mention of wearing a Panama hat when he was 25 to stating, “when painting a commissioned portrait the…
Tags: Art, Art Process, Document, Notes, Self-portrait
Notes on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the effects of aging on his vision and, by extension, artistic style.
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Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman looks the evolution of the artist’s process. The document is divided into three sections. First, one in which Neiman compares himself to a machine, and his work to automation. Second, a brief musing on “style”. And third,…
Tags: Art, Art Process, Document, Notes, Saint Paul, Style
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the role of spectatorship in the artist’s creative process. Both comparing the making of his work to activities (e.g. “physical play” or “taking part in the competition”) as well as immersing himself in the hustle…
Tags: Art, Art Process, Art Reference, Document, Notes, Olympics