LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Playboy Jazz Festival sketches (seven works), 1959 Mixed media on paper 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm) (sheet, largest) Each signed These illustrations were created during LeRoy Neiman's time as a columnist for Playboy magazine. The artist's column titled 'Man at Leisure' featured numerous social, musical, and sporting events such as this 1959 Jazz Festival in Chicago. These illustrations feature famed Jazz musicians: Duke Ellington, George Brunis' Dixieland Band, Red Nichols, Jimmy Rushing, and Dizzy Gillespie. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved