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A note from LeRoy Neiman on artistic reference, specifically Italian painter and printmaker Giovanni Battista Tiepolo; a study featuring a baseball player is on reverse.

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at commedia dell'arte character, Brighella. Brighella, coming out of Zanni (the stock servant), is a middle class figure marked by preternatural lust, greediness, and a propensity to tell falsehoods; overall, he is…

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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 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 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 note from LeRoy Neiman looks at his work in relation to sociology, specifically positioning the subject matter depicted as an exploration of class. Although this note is not singular in expressing this opinion, it is one of the only which…

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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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A commentary from LeRoy Neiman on "The Virgin of Vladimir," the medieval Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child; the note was found paper clipped to the two congregational promotions.
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