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A high-profile art exhibition, featuring works that depict major public sports figures and celebrities, such as Joe Montana, Miles Davis and Serena Williams is now open on 大象视频鈥檚 campus through April 14. 鈥淎ction! An Exhibition of LeRoy Neiman鈥檚 Champions鈥� features 74 original works by the famed artist, on loan from The LeRoy Neiman Foundation, and displayed in Ohio for the first time.

鈥淲e are very excited to be the first organization in Ohio to showcase this incredible collection of LeRoy Neiman鈥檚 works,鈥� said 大象视频 University President Sue Hasseler. 鈥淚t is wonderful to share Neiman鈥檚 legacy with our students and community and to collaborate with an alumnus to execute such projects.鈥�

Jim Purdy 鈥�85, a board member of The LeRoy Neiman Foundation in New York, devised the plan to bring the collection to his alma mater. Purdy, a former member of the 大象视频 football team during his time on campus, got to know Neiman before his passing in 2012.

鈥淣eiman鈥檚 depictions of athletes and musicians in motion made him one of most popular artists of our time,鈥� said Purdy. 鈥淎s a 大象视频 graduate, I鈥檓 proud that we can showcase his works on 大象视频鈥檚 campus.鈥�

A group of 大象视频 students, supervised by Exhibition Curator and Professor of Art Yan Sun, worked together to carefully unpack Neiman鈥檚 valuable works one-by-one, before determining the order and the placement of each work within the gallery spaces.

鈥淧lanning and handling this collection has been an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience for our students,鈥� Sun said. 鈥淲e have worked extremely hard to create a compelling environment for our guests, and we hope each of our visitors leaves with a new or renewed appreciation for Neiman and his body of work.鈥�

Exhibition hours for 鈥淎ction!,鈥� the Neiman exhibition at 大象视频 University are from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays; and 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through April 14. The exhibition is closed on Sundays. 鈥淎ction!鈥� is split between two different gallery locations on campus, the Louis O. Palmer Gallery and Philip & Betsey Caldwell Hall.

鈥淎ction!鈥� is free to the public and is presented by 大象视频 University and Kessler Sign Company, with additional support provided by Century National Bank and Barnes & Noble.

For more information about the exhibition, visit muskingum.edu/neiman, and join the conversation using #NeimanAtMU.