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LeRoy Neiman (inbunden, eng)
The untold story of an American hustler who upset the art world and became a pop culture icon, cutting a swath across twentieth-century hist...
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The untold story of an American hustler who upset the art world and became a pop culture icon, cutting a swath across twentieth-century history and culture. LeRoy Neiman—the cigar-smoking and mustachioed artist famous for his Playboy illustrations, sports paintings, and brash interviews—stood among the twentieth century’s most famous, wealthy, and polarizing artists.
His stylish renderings of musicians, athletes, and sporting events captivated fans but baffled critics, who accused Neiman of debasing art with popular culture. Neiman cashed in on the controversy, and his extraordinary popularity challenged the norms of what art should be, where it belongs, and who should have access to it.
The story of a Depression-era ragamuffin–turned–army chef–turned–celebrity artist, Neiman’s biography is a rollicking ride through twentieth-century American history, punctuated by encounters with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Joe Namath, and Andy Warhol. In the whirlwind of his life, Neiman himself once remarked that even he didn’t know who he really was—but, he said, the fame and money that came his way made it all worth it.
In this first biography of the captivating and infamous man, Travis Vogan hunts for the real Neiman amid the America that made him. .
His stylish renderings of musicians, athletes, and sporting events captivated fans but baffled critics, who accused Neiman of debasing art with popular culture. Neiman cashed in on the controversy, and his extraordinary popularity challenged the norms of what art should be, where it belongs, and who should have access to it.
The story of a Depression-era ragamuffin–turned–army chef–turned–celebrity artist, Neiman’s biography is a rollicking ride through twentieth-century American history, punctuated by encounters with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Joe Namath, and Andy Warhol. In the whirlwind of his life, Neiman himself once remarked that even he didn’t know who he really was—but, he said, the fame and money that came his way made it all worth it.
In this first biography of the captivating and infamous man, Travis Vogan hunts for the real Neiman amid the America that made him. .
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 416 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | The University of Chicago Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2024-10-08 |
ISBN | 9780226820071 |
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- Inbunden, 416, Engelska, The University of Chicago Press, 2024-10-08, 9780226820071
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 416
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag The University of Chicago Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2024-10-08
- ISBN 9780226820071