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This note from LeRoy Neiman is sectioned into three topics. The first passage regards Birmingham, England. The second segment exists a list of vocabulary. And the third division looks at the initial, lackluster reception of Moby Dick. The nature of…

This abbreviated note from LeRoy Neiman speaks to the artist’s relationship with drawing. Within the document, Neiman touches on his kind of obsession with the act and indiscriminate eye, with regards to subject matter. The writing is one of many…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at a range of peripheral spaces in which the artist look interest. The list covers everything from parts of Harlem, Chicago Alley, to the St. Paul Coliseum, and the French Quarter. Although the register should no…

This writing from LeRoy Neiman provides a winding tribute to Casey Stengel. Neiman had must admiration for the baseball player sketching him live on multiple occasion, issuing a poster of him, and eventually publishing a monograph dedicated to…

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…

This note from LeRoy Neiman addresses the tension between his public and critical reception. The writing opens with a statement of confusion (i.e. “My popularity with the public didn’t help these taste makers?), followed by a nod to his widening of…

This note from LeRoy Neiman discusses his artistic process. Mixing the language of a kind of biological determinism (e.g. “stimulus conditions and responses” or “external stimulus stimuli”) with a discussion of the less tangible, wandering mechanics…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the more psychic dimensions of being an artist. Within the document, Neiman comments on the kind of emotional tactics and ad hoc flexibility required in not only navigating the more social dimensions of the art…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a personal account of the artist’s commission at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Overall, the writing knits personal anecdote into what might be considered more general aesthetic theory. Neiman opens the…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at “talent”. Within the writing, the artist humorously contrasts what might considered artistic skill with the politics of success. He quips, “the artist - portrait must be cosmetician or plastic surgeon.” Although…