RIP LeRoy Neiman

LeRoy Neiman, the American artist who became famous for his colorful portrayal of athletes and who was a regular artistic presence at major sporting events, including the Olympics and the Super Bowl, has died in New York at 91, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-leroy-neiman-artist-dies-olympics-20120620,0,2950830.story

For some reason I was fascinated by his paintings when I was a kid.

 

RIP. Saw my first Niemans in a coffee table book about baseball I got for Christmas one year and was hooked on Neiman and baseball.

 

I was always fascinated by his cameos in the Rocky movies. RIP

 

They had one of his paintings on Pawn Stars the other night, and noted his advanced age.

Pretty full life.

 

I had a couple of his posters from Burger King in the 70s.

He laid the blueprint for Thomas Kinckaide or however the fuck you spell that shithead's last name.

 

Never saw him without being in a crumpled suit. RIP.

 

He was great in Playboy, too. And The Client.

 

According to his bio he boxed as a kid in the basement of his church and that got him hooked.

 

I always loved his art. I went to his website just now to perhaps buy a poster copy of one of his pieces. 80 freaking bucks. I don't think so.

 

I have this poster hanging behind the bar in my basement.



As a longtime Playboy subscriber I am very familiar with a lot of the stuff he did there and in SI, The Ring etc.

RIP to a guy with a distinctive mustache.

 

Always thought his style had about 178 colors that didn't need to be there.

I'm kind of a sucker, though, for Kinkade's stuff.