It's not the act of arrogance to draw, it's humbling - you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to the subject.

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.