LibGuides: Upton Bell Collection at UMass Lowell Libraries: Neiman

Author - Neiman

LeRoy Neiman was an artist who specialized in painting sporting events. His book, An American in Paris, is part of the Upton Bell Collection at UMass Lowell Libraries in O'Leary Library, 2nd Floor Special Collections and includes an inscription.

Book - Neiman

An American in Paris by LeRoy Neiman
Call Number: N 6537 .N39 A4 1994

ISBN: 9780810919501

Publication Date: 1994-08-01

LeRoy Neiman, known for his sports paintings, portrays here his impressions of Paris. He depicts the monuments, museums, nightlife, parks and grand boulevards, and recalls - in words and pictures - his feelings upon first encountering the city as a GI cook during the Liberation of Paris in 1944.

Inscription - Neiman

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Links - Neiman

LeRoy Neiman Website
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Awards won by LeRoy Neiman

American Athletic Union Award of Merit, 1976

American Academy of Achievement Gold Plate Award, 1977

Muscular Dystrophy Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 1986

Bicentennial Laureate of the Order of Lincoln, 2009