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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…

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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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This brief note from LeRoy Neiman points to art deco references in Las Vegas architecture.

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a description of cultural touchstones that were integral to the artist’s life and work. The collection includes a description of stock exchanges, food and wine culture, bars and hotels, cars, and a selection of…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides brief histories and descriptions for a variety of standard gambling “table games. Neiman made a collection of works—paintings, drawings, prints, and posters—engaging gambling as well as site specific pieces for a…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman gives a kind of narrative account of baccarat. Neiman made a series of works—including Desert Inn Baccarat and Baccarat, paintings both made in the early 1990s and widely distributed as posters and prints—depicting the…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a rich visual description of workers in Las Vegas. The document, titled “Baccarat,” is one of many notes the artist wrote on gambling and more specifically the aesthetics of the city. In addition, the record,…
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