Note on Art
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman featuring an anecdote about the artist's former gallerist Armand Hammer and Prince Charles.
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a drafted anecdote concerning Armand Hammer (Neiman’s former gallerist at Hammer Galleries) and the Prince Charles. A sketelton of a story, the document touches on a joke Hammer made about the prince's interest in watercolors. In conjunction with this narrative, Neiman has also jotted "<span>corrupt / </span><span>a microcosm / </span><span>none payment of rates / </span><span>rent"; this interpolation's context or potential connection to the parallel story proves ambiguous. </span>The record was made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, <em>All Told.</em>
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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LN_Notes_1412_01; LN_Notes_1412_02
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on his prints, biography, and relationship with St. John's University.
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a fragmented commentary from the artist on his prints (and by extension work with Knoedler Publishing in the 1970s and 1980s), biography, and relationship with St. John's University. Neiman received St. John's "University Gold” award in 1985 at commencement. That said, the note itself seems to revolve around a debacle surrounding the artist’s sale of the prints at the school. The document’s reverse outlines a rough chronology of the artist’s life and career.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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English
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LN_Notes_1405_01; LN_Notes_1405_02
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman on his relationship with Hammer Galleries, starting in 1959.
This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the germination of the artist’s relationship with Hammer Galleries, in anecdotal form. Through the remark, one is given a window into the texture of Neiman’s budding relationships with the various “Hammer Brothers”.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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LN_Notes_1297
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman on his relationship with Hammer Galleries.
This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the beginnings of the artist’s relationship with Hammer Galleries. Providing a brief profiles of the three “Hammer Brothers” (Harry, Victor, and Armand), Neiman sketches a convivial, slapstick contour of the social dynamics at play. As jovial as this portrait is however, Neiman also makes a point to note the downside of these “personalities”, specifically with regards to his critical reception.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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English
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LN_Notes_1296
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman on Armand Hammer and serigraphs.
This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on the artist’s relationship with Armand Hammer, of Hammer Galleries. The writing consists of two loose quotes from Hammer, and a comment from Neiman on the evolution of silkscreens in America, connecting the artist’s “serigraphs’ to that of the WPA. The note was most likely made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, <em>All Told</em>.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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English
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LN_Notes_1291
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman on Ludwig Belemans and their relationships with Hammer Galleries.
This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns his thoughts on artist Ludwig Bemelmans. Both Bemelmans and Neiman were represented by Hammer Galleries. Within the writing, the artist touches on his regard for Belemans as well as presents an image of Neiman filling Belemans’ shoes, with the latter passing immediately prior to the artist’s signing with Hammer. Neiman also notes, when his work faired well commercially, the gallery offered him a Belemans’ collage, in gratitude.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Notes
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English
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LN_Notes_893
New York (N.Y.) New York