Neiman Marked Off

LeRoy Neiman, who overcame severe myopia and a complete lack of artistic ability to become one of the 20th century’s most well known painters, has died at the age of 91. Best known for his blurry, indecipherable images, mostly of sporting events and personalities, or iguanas playing Canasta – who can tell?, Neiman got his big break in a chance encounter with Hugh Hefner in the 1950s, and provided illustrations for Playboy for more than 50 years, including creating the Femlin character for the Party Jokes page.