This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on a few commercial relationships the artist formed during his career. Presented in a somewhat narrative form, the artist describes moving from painting and sketching at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, under Burger King, to doing Wheaties boxes for the Minneapolis-based company General Mills. The last section, touches on the mural at the St. James Theater in New York Neiman was asked to do for the Broadway show, Busker Alley. (Unfortunately, the show was cancelled before its premier at the theater; Neiman’s mural was eventually painted over.) The note was most likely made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told.
This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on the artist’s commercial relationship with GE. Neiman filmed a promotion for the company’s cell phone in the early 1990s, although the advertisement never aired. The note was most likely made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told.
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an abridged list of commercial partnerships the artist had in mid-1980s and 1990s, specifically for TV advertisements and billboards. The note was most likely made in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told.
This note from LeRoy Neiman is divided into two sections: first, a commentary on the artist’s style, and second, an anecdotal account of the artists’s public reception and popularity. With regards to the former, the document touches on everything from the artist’s interest in performance, entertainment, and celebrity. Like many other notes speaking to popular culture, Neiman underscores his role as not mere spectator but observant participant. With regards to the latter section, the artist describes the diversity of his audience.