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This pass for the Can-Am 1970 auto race at Circuit Mont-Tremblant / Saint Jovite in Quebec, Canada, granted LeRoy Neiman photojournalistic privileges. Mont-Tremblant and Saint Jovite, were towns in Quebec, Canada, amalgamated as Mont-Tremblant in…

This pass for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, denotes LeRoy Neiman's position on the United States' Olympic Committee. These games were the first Winter Olympics hosted in communist state and the second Olympics overall. (The…

These two press pass for 1989 Super Bowl XXIII, featuring the Cincinnati Bengals verses the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, granted LeRoy Neiman and a companion photojournalistic privileges. These rights are…

This press pass for 1987 Super Bowl XXI, featuring the Denver Broncos verses New York Giants at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, granted LeRoy Neiman photojournalistic privileges. These rights are stipulated on reverse.

This press pass for the NY Mets Baseball Club was issued to LeRoy Neiman, representing The National Enquirer; the card granted the artist access to Shea Stadium's field and dugout. Beyond these practicalities, the permit features a signature from the…

This note from Leroy Neiman builds on a previous remark the artist made about William Hogarth. The front side of the envelope, on which Neiman's comment was written, provides a list of Hogarth’s works the artist took particular interest in, including…

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 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 provides a brief chronology of TV appearances the artist made during his career. The narrative delineated begins with ABC’s (i.e. Roone Arledge’s) observation of the artist documenting the Fischer-Spassy chess game in 1972…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a brief overview of the artist’s biography and career. The document divides his life into themes—ranging from receiving the GI Bill to moving to New York—grounded in chronology. Given the stylistic bend and…