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This note from LeRoy Neiman gives a brief description of the cultural fabric of his Midwestern childhood. The record touches on baked-goods, dress for Depression Era unemployment, and boxing. The document was made in preparation for the artist’s…

This note from LeRoy Neiman broadly outlines the presence of automobiles in his childhood. The record—made in preparation for his memoir, All Told—can be seen as linking, but not determining, his later interest in cars and auto racing.

This note from LeRoy Neiman juxtaposes descriptions of Jean Francois Millet’s The Angelus (1859) and Jules Adolph Breton’s The Song of the Lark (1884), tying these works back to an experience of seeing their reproductions at his childhood parochial…

This note from LeRoy Neiman, an excerpt on a longer piece of personal reflections on his work, provides commentary on a selection of paintings. The list includes: New York Press Room Daily News, Facade of the Paris Opera, and Ascent. In addition,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an abbreviated list of parks the artist depicted. The record is most likely a document excited from a larger piece, given the numbering.

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a lyrical and fragmented account of the going-ons of Central Park. The document contains descriptions such as: “Foliage Paradise - leafage,” “To survey / To savor / To behold,” as well as a list of park creatures.…

This note from LeRoy Neiman describes features of Central Park, including Strawberry fields, dog walkers, and the carousel. At the top of the note, Neiman has written “Bethesda Fountain”; the artist made multiple works depicting this location,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a personal commentary on two paintings and a drawing Neiman made of Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. The note is one a series the artist wrote on parks.

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief history for Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. Neiman not only took an interest in parks but more specifically made a series of works featuring this fountain of which the poster and prints were widely…

This note from LeRoy Neiman juxtaposes a brief history of Central Park in New York with description of a commission featuring and Regent’s Park in London, and a mention of Hyde Park, also in London. Neiman made a number works depicting all three…