Note on Art

Note on Art

A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on his artistic process work for Playboy.

This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on the artist’s artistic process. Knitting together his work for Playboy, likeness for travel and leisure culture, as well as the causal compulsiveness with which he makes his work, Neiman provides a generalizing anecdote about making studies for his Femlin character, found in every release of the magazine’s “Party Jokes” column, starting in 1957. In the writing, he remarks how everyday observations (such as children “act[ing] up and strik[ing] amazing poses”) observed in mundane environments (i.e. the airport) can be fruitful material for the serial.

LeRoy Neiman

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New York (N.Y.) New York

As I always carry my sketchbook[,] it never seriously disturbed me [if] there is a flight delay.
(Flight delays etc.)
A favorite site to draw Femlin is in airports[,] waiting for planes[.] Kids act up and strike amazing poses climbing around unfamiliar seats, ledges, etc.[,] showing off their versatility[,] being a little UNMANAGEABLE

Permanent marker, pen, and pencil on paper.