Note on Art
Dublin Core
Title
Note on Art
Subject
A note from LeRoy Neiman on the GI Bill.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman recounts the opportunities made available to the artist through the GI Bill on both a personal (i.e. attending art school) and more general level (i.e. “gain[ing] a liberal education”). The writing is one of many marking this program as watershed.
Creator
LeRoy Neiman
Source
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Publisher
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Date
c. 1990-2011
Contributor
LeRoy Neiman
Rights
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Relation
Notes
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LN_Notes_1091_01; LN_Notes_1091_02
Coverage
New York (N.Y.) New York
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
In Art I
[FILE #5: ARTSCHOOL / A. The G.I. Bill / The pivotal point was the G.I. Bill of Rights following WWII. It made it possible for our young veterans to gain a liberal education. The much maligned generation was the beneficiary of the growing movement towards education for all, men and women, white and minorities, which represented a major departure from the older idea of higher education reserved as a privilege for the elite alone. For must of us that took place right then and there. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago primed thousands of professional careers. The AIC provided the facility, the G.I. Bill provided the tuition - [...] ] /
top [...] 1
left right 1.25
80th Park / Lex
[FILE #5: ARTSCHOOL / A. The G.I. Bill / The pivotal point was the G.I. Bill of Rights following WWII. It made it possible for our young veterans to gain a liberal education. The much maligned generation was the beneficiary of the growing movement towards education for all, men and women, white and minorities, which represented a major departure from the older idea of higher education reserved as a privilege for the elite alone. For must of us that took place right then and there. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago primed thousands of professional careers. The AIC provided the facility, the G.I. Bill provided the tuition - [...] ] /
top [...] 1
left right 1.25
80th Park / Lex
Original Format
Wordprocessed document with pencil on paper.
Files
Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed May 18, 2025, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/102.