Note on Art

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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 - [...] ] /

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Original Format

Wordprocessed document with pencil on paper.

Files

LN_Notes_1091_01.jpg
LN_Notes_1091_02.jpg

Citation

LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/102.