LeRoy Neiman: A Sketch at Elaine's
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on sketching Rudolph Nureyev at Elaine's.
LeRoy Neiman's commentary on sketching choreographer Rudolph Nureyev at the New York restaurant, Elaine's.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
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Notes
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LN_Notes_774
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on art.
This personal note from LeRoy Neiman provides an anecdotal account of the artist's trip from Palm Springs to Oklahoma City via private jet with comedian Red Skeleton, during which the artist completed a series of drawings featuring the entertainer. On reverse, Neiman detailed his relationship with restaurant proprietor Herb Gruder. Both commentaries were most likely written in preparation of the artist's memoir, <em>All Told. </em>
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1990-2011
LeRoy Neiman
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Notes
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LN_Notes_444_01; LN_Notes_444_02
New York (N.Y.) New York
Note on Art
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on his artistic process.
This note, with its poetic verse and range of refererences detailing LeRoy Neiman's interest in sports art, audience, and variable brushstrokes, is most likely an intital draft of the artist's catalogue essay for his monograph <em>Winners: My Thrity Years in Sports </em>published in 1983. Athough it is not certain this was the original function of the document, the subject matter and title "Winning" suggest so. In addition, the note was typed, indicating the record's intended purpose was professional. (Neiman wrote most of his personal notes by hand.) An interpolative edit from Lynn Quayle, the artist's longtime assistant, further validates this claim.
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
c. 1980-83
LeRoy Neiman, Lynn Quayle
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LN_Notes_394
New York (N.Y.) New York