Decoder Ring: The Artist Who Was Both Loved and Disdained
b"We bring you a special episode from Sidedoor, a podcast about the treasures that fill the vaults of the Smithsonian. This story is inspired by \\u201cBig Band,\\u201d a defining work by the painter LeRoy Neiman.\\xa0\\n\\nNeiman was a character, a cultural gadfly and an omnipresent artist who sat for decades right at the nexus of professional success, cultural ubiquity, and critical disregard. What made him so popular? What made him so disdained? And what can we learn from how he resolved this dissonance?\\xa0\\n\\nSidedoor is produced by the Smithsonian with PRX.\\xa0\\n\\nThe Sidedoor podcast team is Justin O'Neill, James Morrison, Stephanie De Leon Tzic, Ann Conanan, Caitlin Shaffer, Tami O'Neill, Jess Sadeq, Lara Koch, and Sharon Bryant. The show is mixed by Tarek Fouda and the theme song and episode music are by Breakmaster Cylinder.\\xa0\\n\\nDecoder Ring is produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our Technical Director.\\n\\nSpecial thanks to Joel Meyer, the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, especially Tara Zabor, Dan Duray, Heather Long, and Janet Neiman. Also thank you to the team at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History: Stephanie Johnson, Ken Kimery, Theo Gonzalvez, Eric Jentsch, John Troutman, Krystal Klingenberg, Valeska Hilbig, and Laura Duff. Thank you to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for contributing music for this episode, and also to the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.\\xa0\\n\\nIf you haven\\u2019t yet, please subscribe and rate our feed in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And even better, tell your friends.\\n\\nIf you\\u2019re a fan of the show, sign up for Slate Plus.\\xa0\\n\\nSlate Plus members get to listen to Decoder Ring without any ads. Their support is also crucial to our work. So please go to Slate.com/decoderplus to join Slate Plus today.\\xa0\\n\\nDecoder Ring is now available on YouTube. Listen here: http://y2u.be/D8cLqWAffJ8\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"