Note on Art

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Title

Note on Art

Subject

A note from LeRoy Neiman on Central Park.

Description

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a lyrical and fragmented account of the going-ons of Central Park. The document contains descriptions such as: “Foliage Paradise - leafage,” “To survey / To savor / To behold,” as well as a list of park creatures. At the bottom of the note Neiman has listed a collection of paintings depicting Central Park acquisitioned by The Frick. The artist made multiple works featuring Central Park, and the note itself is one of a series the artist wrote on the subject.

Creator

LeRoy Neiman

Source

LeRoy Neiman Foundation

Publisher

LeRoy Neiman Foundation

Date

c. 2007-11

Contributor

LeRoy Neiman

Rights

Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.

Format

Image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

LN_Notes_1767

Coverage

New York (N.Y.) New York

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

Bethesda Fountain Central Park [/ All day business executives briskly going to or from work and meeting passing through. / coming and going / pigeons, squirrels, butterflies, assortment of colorful birds... / An urban oasis, walls of high rises] Ring [surround the Park on all sides. From here you see the skyscrapers east, west and south... but there's a lot of park yet north before you hit the structures of Harlem. /] SHORTCUT CROSSROADS BETWEEN EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE / (never north to south) / NEW YORKERS DON'T LOITER IN THE PARK - THEY UNWIND / There is equality. IT IS NOT A SETTING TO FLAUNT YOUR ECONOMIC WELLBEING / Foliage Paradise - leafage / To survey / To savor / To BEHOLD / The FRICK COLLECTION / Thomas GAINSBOROUGH 1727-1788 / The mall in St. James Park / Jean-Honore / FRAGONARD / The The Pursuit, Love letters 1732-1806

Original Format

Wordprocessed with pen and pencil on paper.

Files

LN_Notes_1767.jpg

Citation

LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed March 29, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/154.