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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 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 weaves between an abbreviated assessment of pedagogy and an anecdotal musing on boxing. Although the juxtaposition was most likely not made in an effort to draw comparison, a clear congruity between the two emerges around…

This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on the artist’s incursions into the American West, specifically Las Vegas, Nevada. Although constituting more of a skeletal list of commissions than fleshed out discussion, the document gives a cursory portrait of…

This abbreviated note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the overlap between jazz and the artist’s style and process. Neiman, throughout the short note, repeatedly draws a parallel between this genre’s “polyrhythmic”-ism and his work. Furthermore, he…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a personal account of the artist’s commission at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Overall, the writing knits personal anecdote into what might be considered more general aesthetic theory. Neiman opens the…

This note from LeRoy Neiman addresses the tension between his public and critical reception. The writing opens with a statement of confusion (i.e. “My popularity with the public didn’t help these taste makers?), followed by a nod to his widening of…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at a range of peripheral spaces in which the artist look interest. The list covers everything from parts of Harlem, Chicago Alley, to the St. Paul Coliseum, and the French Quarter. Although the register should no…

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…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a duplicate response. The writing traffics through a range of subjects, such as racial injustice, Neiman’s relationship with his brother Earl, and work with Playboy magazine. Little of the remark proves either…