Note on Art
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on his artistic reference to Abraham Lincoln.
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides background for the artist's print of Abraham Lincoln. The record reveals his childhood interest in the former president as well as his later fascination with the figure's cultural capital, facial hair, and distinctive character. Neiman's print, widely distributed, achieved fair commerical successs. This record was most likley 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, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/147">LN_Notes_1673_01,LN_Notes_1673_02</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/149">LN_Notes_1677</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/145">LN_Notes_1658</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/148">LN_Notes_1674</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/146">LN_Notes_1667</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/144">LN_Notes_1655</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/206">LN_Notes_2250</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/180">LN_Notes_1995</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/73">LN_Notes_923_01,LN_Notes_923_02</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/71">LN_Notes_919_01,LN_Notes_919_02</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/171">LN_Notes_1871_01,LN_Notes_1871_02</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/150">LN_Notes_1702,LN_Notes_1703</a>, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/176">LN_Notes_1903_01, LN_Notes_1903_02</a>
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LN_Notes_2436_01; LN_Notes_2436_02
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman, providing details for a prospective comic book on Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 featuring the French general. The nature of the artist’s interest in Napoleon is unclear.
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, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/204">LN_Notes_2229</a>
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LN_Notes_2229
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman, providing details for a prospective comic book on Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 Napoleon. Although there is much documentation left by the artist about these subjects, there is very little writing concerning the nature of this interest. That said, this record is of special value, not because it discloses this unknown, but because the note does not address the expected subjects of power and military conquest one might associate with the topics of Venice and Napoleon. Instead, the note reveals Neiman's fascination with the setting's material culture of the scene, i.e. luxury furnishing.
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, <a href="http://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/205">LN_Notes_2229</a>
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LN_Notes_2228
New York (N.Y.) New York