Note on Art

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Title

Note on Art

Subject

A note from LeRoy Neiman on iconography.

Description

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at religious iconography (i.e. mother and child) and the notion of mass production, or reproduction. The writing then playfully merges a discussion of Christian religious institution with both his interest in printmaking as well as commercialization. Neiman nips this consideration short with an aphorism from A.J. Liebling. The nature of the document proves unclear.

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_847

Coverage

New York (N.Y.) New York

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Text

The Madonna, which appeared repeatedly on holy cards during the depression, to this day is (was) the Byzantine virgin and (Christ) child petitioning, “Mother of perpetual help, pray for us![“] It’s reproduction as images of ecclesiastic propaganda that are lodged in my memory. The power of reproduction.
Multiples

Quote A.J. Liebling
“I WRITE BETTER THAN ANYONE WHO WRITES FASTER” AND “FASTER THAN ANYONE WHO WRITES BETTER.”

Original Format

Marker and pencil on paper.

Files

LN_Notes_847.jpg

Citation

LeRoy Neiman , “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/44.