Leroy neiman biography and facts
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LeRoy Neiman
American painter and printmaker (1921–2012)
LeRoy Neiman (born LeRoy Leslie Runquist, June 8, 1921 – June 20, 2012) was an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screenprints of athletes, musicians, and sporting events.
Early life
Neiman was born in 1921 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Lydia Sophia (née Serline), of Braham, Minnesota,[2] and Charles Julius Runquist, who were married in 1918 and lived in Grasston, Minnesota (Kanabec County).[3][4] He was of Turkish and Swedish descent ("as near as I can figure out", as he has said).[3] His father deserted his family, and when his mother married his stepfather, John L.
Niman (Neiman) in 1926, LeRoy changed to the new surname as well.
Leroy neiman biography and facts
His mother divorced Neiman about 1935, and married for the third time in about 1940, to Ernst G. Hoelscher, of St. Paul. She died in St. Paul on November 14, 1985, aged 87. LeRoy was raised