Note on Art
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Title
Note on Art
Subject
A note from LeRoy Neiman on artistic reference, specifically Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a personal commentary on two paintings and a drawing Neiman made of Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. The note is one a series the artist wrote on parks.
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.
Relation
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LN_Notes_1769
Coverage
New York (N.Y.) New York
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Bethesda - Central Park
[PAINTING / View from] MY LOOKOUT ON [the stairs to the north across from the Plaza fountain and the lake scattered with row boats onto the wooded ramble to the green stripped awning of the Boathouse Cafe. / PAINTING / The view from the lake south across the terrace up the stairs with the niches in the arcade entrances to the underpass beneath 72nd Street with steps leading up again to the Mall. Not seen continuing South the Mall is 1/4 mile long as a cathedral of trees lead to the Shakespeare sculpture. / Shakespeare stands on an engaged leg, with the other slightly bent giving the figure a graceful [contrapposto] derived from classical sculpture. / Drawing / Grand Army Plaza.. Pultzer Fountain.. Pomona Goddess of Abundance.. front of Plaza Hotel /]
Painting in the collection Estavan, Miami
[PAINTING / View from] MY LOOKOUT ON [the stairs to the north across from the Plaza fountain and the lake scattered with row boats onto the wooded ramble to the green stripped awning of the Boathouse Cafe. / PAINTING / The view from the lake south across the terrace up the stairs with the niches in the arcade entrances to the underpass beneath 72nd Street with steps leading up again to the Mall. Not seen continuing South the Mall is 1/4 mile long as a cathedral of trees lead to the Shakespeare sculpture. / Shakespeare stands on an engaged leg, with the other slightly bent giving the figure a graceful [contrapposto] derived from classical sculpture. / Drawing / Grand Army Plaza.. Pultzer Fountain.. Pomona Goddess of Abundance.. front of Plaza Hotel /]
Painting in the collection Estavan, Miami
Original Format
Wordprocessed with pencil on paper.
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Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 25, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/156.