When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person - the surface facade. I am less concerned with how people look when they wake up or how they act at home. A person's public presence reflects his own efforts at image development.

Following his return in 1946 Neiman studied briefly at the St. He was 91. Hoelscher of St.

LeRoy Neiman (June 8 1921 – June 20 2012) was an American artist known for his brilliantly colored expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes musicians and sporting events.