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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief etymology of the term “Corinthian.” The derivation connects the antiquated city, Corinth, which Neiman describes as “wild” and “dissipated,” to the Corinthian style column and an epithet for a “gay…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an obtuse list of art historical movements and styles, bookended by detailed references to "Polish" and "Irish" "lexicons". Although it proves unclear what the exact connection between the listed items is, the…

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.…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of details for a comic book the artist was considering making about Napoleon Bonaparte. Although the publication, or potentially artist’s book, never came to fruition, Neiman did make a series of works…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides details for a prospective comic book on Napoleon Bonaparte. Never completed, the book was set to illustrate the general’s entry into Venice. Thus, it would address two of Neiman’s foremost interests: Venice and…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of baseball players featured in a variety of his works. The exact purpose of the record is unclear. Despite this decontextualization from both baseball and his artistic career, the document does serve to…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at portraiture of former US president, Andrew Jackson. The record begins with a commentary on the relationship between the camera and painting, claiming the technology was not yet “developed [during Jackson’s term],…

The note from LeRoy Neiman contains multiple commentaries, including one on his critical reception and another on Louis Armstrong. The former is one of many illustrating Neiman’s indignation over his exclusion from the “art world". The latter…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of entertainer portraits the artist made, featuring the likes of Mae West (“Diamond Lil”), Marlene Dietrich (whom Neiman met while stationed in Aachen, Germany), mother Judy Garland and daughter Liza…

This note from LeRoy Neiman is one of the more theoretical in the collection. Looking at the work of artist’s such as jazz musician Coleman Hawkins, artist Henri Matisse, and Hudson River School painter, Thomas Moran, Neiman probes the function of…