Leroy Neiman - The Life of Americas Most Beloved and Belittled Artist

"LeRoy Neiman's story cuts a fascinating swath through the highs and lows-personal, professional, and cultural-of America over 90 years. He became a household name, his artwork saturated American culture for decades, and he rose high enough to be a pop culture punchline. Neiman was a keen self-promoter, saying later in life that even he didn't know who the real LeRoy Neiman was, but that all the fame and money that came his way was worth it. In this first biography of this captivating and off-putting man, Travis Vogan hunts for the real Neiman amid the America that made him"--

About the author

Travis Vogan is professor of journalism and mass communication and American studies at the University of Iowa. He is the author of numerous books on sports, media, and culture, most recently The Boxing Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History.

Product details

• Authors: Travis Vogan, Vogan Travis
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9780226820071
• ISBN: 978-0-226-82007-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Popular Culture, Biography: general, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, ART / Popular Culture, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, Individual photographers, United States of America, USA, Individual artists, art monographs, History of the Americas, Individual architects and architectural firms