LeRoy Neiman

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"A new take on Neiman's status and achievements." * The Art Newspaper * "An up-from-nowhere tale of pluck, talent, and art-establishment disdain." * Wall Street Journal * "Fascinating." * Artnet News * "Vogan does a masterful job bringing both Neiman and his times to vibrant life, never sparing in his critique but appropriately sympathetic to a self-made man who produced high-gloss schlock. . . . His best memorial is this book, which so persuasively and elegantly places him in the center of late-20th-century American popular culture." * AirMail * "This cigar-smoking artist is more than the opinions of his work-his life reflects a wild ride through 20th century American history. The newest biography from Travis Vogan offers a glimpse into this wholly American life." * Cigar Aficionado * "LeRoy Neiman wanted to be taken seriously as an artist, and it troubled him that he never really was. With this well-researched, insightful, and clear-eyed biography, Travis Vogan has righted that wrong. This isn't the adulatory book Neiman would have commissioned during his life, but anyone who takes art seriously-as he did-understands that there's no greater sign of respect than to reveal one's subject for what it is. That's just what Vogan has done for Neiman and his work in these pages." -- Colin Asher, author of 'Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren' "Neiman and I were very good friends for forty years, and year after year, we covered most of the biggest sporting events together. I always took pictures of LeRoy at these events, and he'd always do a drawing of me in return. He could be very generous to his friends. I treasure my collection of those drawings. This terrific book perfectly captures the Neiman I knew." -- Neil Leifer, photojournalist