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A note from LeRoy Neiman to his mother, Lydia Hoelscher; the letter was written on a promotional flier for the artist's exhibition at Galerie Renée & Victor and mailed from Stockholm, Sweden, where the gallery was located.

This club card for The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalow in Beverly Hills, California proves indicative of not only LeRoy Neiman's intimacy with the establilshment but also his interest in leisure culture and travel; this interest was first stoked by…

This courtesy card for Hard Rock Cafe attests to LeRoy Neiman's interests in travel and mass culture. The artist received his lifetime membership to the London-based franchise in 1988, before the chain had locations in Las Vegas, Paris, or Orlando.

This membership card for MGM Grand Air, a VIP charter airline focused on small luxury flights, attests to LeRoy Neiman's interest in travel and the leisure class. The airline, founded in 1987, had a short run; with an increase of cheaper private…

This membership card for MGM Grand Air, a VIP charter airline focused on small luxury flights, attests to LeRoy Neiman's interest in travel and the leisure class. The airline, founded in 1987, had a short run; with an increase of cheaper private…

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 touches on the artist’s artistic process. Knitting together his work for Playboy, likeness for travel and leisure culture, as well as the causal compulsiveness with which he makes his work, Neiman provides a generalizing…

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…

This note from LeRoy Neiman features a study of giraffes. Although the date is unknown, the record was most likely made on, or in reference to, one of the artist’s many safaris.

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at his work in relation to sociology, specifically positioning the subject matter depicted as an exploration of class. Although this note is not singular in expressing this opinion, it is one of the only which…