I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

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.