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A note from LeRoy Neiman on American painter William Sidney Mount. Mount (b. 1807-1868) is best known for his genre painting, and privileging of everyday life. This emphasis on the quotidian was inspiring for Neiman, who writes, “never departed from…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief etymology of the term “Corinthian.” The derivation connects the antiquated city, Corinth, which Neiman describes as “wild” and “dissipated,” to the Corinthian style column and an epithet for a “gay…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an obtuse list of art historical movements and styles, bookended by detailed references to "Polish" and "Irish" "lexicons". Although it proves unclear what the exact connection between the listed items is, the…

This note from LeRoy Neiman features an abstract CV, listing a selection of the artist's professional partnerships in printmaking. Included are the Tamarind Institute, where Neiman worked with then Master Printer Bill Lagatutta to make Loblo Layup…

With this note, LeRoy Neiman relays an anecdote about his time at the Minneapolis School of Art, studying painting under Clement Haupers. In the story, Neiman tells of a peer being chastised in class for painting a car accident. According to Neiman,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a loose biography for the artist, early life through early adulthood. Moreoever, the document—written in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told—foreshadows the emphasis’ of chapters on these subjects (i.e.…

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…

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…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a list of baseball players featured in a variety of his works. The exact purpose of the record is unclear. Despite this decontextualization from both baseball and his artistic career, the document does serve to…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at portraiture of former US president, Andrew Jackson. The record begins with a commentary on the relationship between the camera and painting, claiming the technology was not yet “developed [during Jackson’s term],…