Note on Art
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Title
Note on Art
Subject
A note from LeRoy Neiman on his commission for the Startdust Casino on Las Vegas and Vegas scenes more generally.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a personal account of the artist’s commission at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Overall, the writing knits personal anecdote into what might be considered more general aesthetic theory. Neiman opens the note with a discussion of the artist’s general impression of the city and the work’s inaugural reception. The note then wanders into a conversation of the scene’s ostensible content, followed by what Neiman considers to be the aesthetic tenets of the a quintessential “Vegas scene”. This latter deliberation flows into a theorization of “action” in life and art more comprehensively.
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_903
Coverage
New York (N.Y.) New York
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Las Vegas can be counted in doing things their own way and then to coin their own phrases in publicizing their satisfaction endeavors.
The powers that be at the Stardust Casino in showing their appreciation when after hanging (installing) a memorial painting of the Stardust they had commissioned me to do, the painting which featured flaunted depicted a glamorous showgirl center in the mist of other amusement attractions (which) featured gambling (tables and chips), and the blinking (24 hour a day) exterior [for?] marquee day or night
In referring to the painting they summarized said as “The Girl” happy here in [her ?] [“]her element.”
The girl. How better could it be said that they were the Stardust happy with the painting, the showgirl
Visually, the showgirl is a must in doing a Vegas scene
You don’t do sketches on the spot, to draw conclusions
Of an element that catches the eye
A glimpse can grab hold of a key element
Difference between sketching people (quickly or running) across (the street) or going to work as against the athlete performing in front of live thousands and millions
The powers that be at the Stardust Casino in showing their appreciation when after hanging (installing) a memorial painting of the Stardust they had commissioned me to do, the painting which featured flaunted depicted a glamorous showgirl center in the mist of other amusement attractions (which) featured gambling (tables and chips), and the blinking (24 hour a day) exterior [for?] marquee day or night
In referring to the painting they summarized said as “The Girl” happy here in [her ?] [“]her element.”
The girl. How better could it be said that they were the Stardust happy with the painting, the showgirl
Visually, the showgirl is a must in doing a Vegas scene
You don’t do sketches on the spot, to draw conclusions
Of an element that catches the eye
A glimpse can grab hold of a key element
Difference between sketching people (quickly or running) across (the street) or going to work as against the athlete performing in front of live thousands and millions
Original Format
Felt-tipped pen on paper.
Files
Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/60.