The Art of Gambling Through the Ages

by Flowers, Arthur; Curtis, Anthony; Neiman, LeRoy

• ISBN13: 9780929712901
• ISBN10: 0929712900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Huntington Press

Summary

Much more than a compilation of subject-specific art, The Art of Gambling is one-of-a-kind look at the history of gaming. Featuring 120 portrayals created over centuries by celebrated artists, including Cezanne, Picasso, Munch, Leger, de la Tour, Remington, and Neiman, the best 120 were chosen to appear in this provocative visual documentation of the evolution of gambling. Each image is accompanied by a facing page of text, providing readers with a thumbnail sketch of the artist, then zeroing in on the image itself. The renderings, as seen through the artist's eye and preserved on canvas or in stone, serve as a form of "photographic" chronicling that weaves a history of gambling through the agesfor the benefit of art lovers and gambling enthusiasts alike. Includes contributions by a blue-ribbon panel of gambling experts and a foreward by renowned chronicler of 20th-century American pursuits, LeRoy Neiman.

Author Biography

A former research audiologist specializing in the study of the brain’s capacity for speech, learning, and language development, Arthur Flowers turned his formidable talents as a researcher toward identifying and locating this vast body of artwork. Flowers is the author of the book Auditory Perception, Speech, Language and Learning. He was Associate Professor of Audiology at the State University of New York at Albany, and Clinical Consultant for the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Anthony Curtis is one of the world’s most recognized gambling authorities. He has appeared as an expert on “Dateline,” “48 Hours,” A&E, E! Entertainment, Discovery, and The Learning Channel, and has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Los Angeles Times Magazine, among other print media. Curtis is the author of Bargain City—Booking, Betting, and Beating the New Las Vegas, and is the publisher of the consumer newsletter, the Las Vegas Advisor.

Best known for his brilliantly colored, stunningly energetic images of sporting events and leisure activities, LeRoy Neiman was probably the most popular living artist in the United States before his passing in June 2012.

His art is unique. It stands alone, without any real comparison. It is an art which has become controversial because Neiman has broken the barriers of many of the most hallowed assumptions of modern art history and contemporary criticism. It is an art that is loved by millions of people throughout America and around the world.