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Club Card, Tatou
This courtesy card for the now defunct supper club Tatou, located in New York's Upper East Side, is a testament to LeRoy Neiman's interest in the leisure class, specifically its bourgeoning food culture. The restaurant was one of many hot spots…
Club Card, Upstairs at Tatou
This courtesy card for Upstairs at Tatou substantiates LeRoy Neiman's membership to both the Upper East Side lounge and its parent restaurant, Tatou. A lover of fine dining and an prober of the leisure class, the artist often frequented the…
LeRoy Neiman: A Sketch at Elaine's
LeRoy Neiman's commentary on sketching choreographer Rudolph Nureyev at the New York restaurant, Elaine's.
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a duplicate response. The writing traffics through a range of subjects, such as racial injustice, Neiman’s relationship with his brother Earl, and work with Playboy magazine. Little of the remark proves either…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of artworks, ranging from French post-Impressionism to Italian Rococo. The majority of references stem from works seen while the artist saw in Chicago in addition total couple encountered at the Met Museum,…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an anecdotal account of influences rooted the artist’s time at SAIC. Generally, the references catalogued are from a selection of French artistic movements and schools. In addition, Neiman supplies a discussion of…
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an exhaustive account of artistic influences—covering everything from “Chicago sociologists” to Tilman Riemenschneider's Head of Christ— garnered at the artist’s time at SAIC. The note is roughly divided into five…
Note on Art
This autobiographical note from LeRoy Neiman outlines his move to New York in 1962, from Chicago with a yearlong interlude in Paris. In the writing, the artist remarks on the changing landscape of his new neighborhood, the Upper West Side, with…
Note on Art
A note from LeRoy Neiman on various projects, including serving on the New York City Advisory for Cultural Affairs from 1994 to 1997; the document also features an illustration of Henny Youngman's "Coat of Arms."
Note on Art
This note from LeRoy Neiman gives two anecdotal accounts of his works public reception. The first concerns postcard the artist gifted to a waitress in Las Vegas. The second is about a three man congratulating him via drive-by, while the artist was…