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Elliott Carter, 103 | Classical musicYvonne Mounsey, 93 | DanceRuggiero Ricci, 94 | Classical musicCharles Rosen, 85 | Classical musicLorin Levee, 61 | Classical musicHans Werner Henze, 86 | Classical musicCamilla Williams, 92 | OperaJonathan Harvey, 73 | Classical musicDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86 | OperaMarvin Hamlisch, 68 | TheaterJoan Stein, 59 | TheaterGore Vidal, 86 | TheaterLupe Ontiveros, 69 | TheaterBen Gazzara, 81 | TheaterEiko Ishioka, 73 | TheaterMark O'Donnell, 58 | TheaterMartin Richards, 80 | TheaterRichard Adler, 90 | TheaterMartin Pakledinaz, 58 | TheaterThomas Kinkade, 58 | ArtMike Kelley, 57 | ArtMichael Asher, 69 | ArtKenneth Price, 77 | ArtOscar Niemeyer, 104 | ArchitectureKarl Benjamin, 86 | ArtEvelyn Ackerman, 88 | ArtElizabeth Catlett, 96 | ArtLeRoy Neiman, 91 | ArtLebbeus Woods, 72 | Architecture

Sports artist LeRoy Neiman, who was a familiar presence at Super Bowl games and the Olympics, died in June at 91. His colorful artistry reached millions of people through his work creating live drawings of the Olympics for television and as an artist of the Super Bowl on CBS.<br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-leroy-neiman-artist-dies-olympics-20120620,0,2950830.story" target="blank"><b>MORE:</b> Sports artist LeRoy Neiman, who worked on 5 Olympics, dies at 91</a>

LeRoy Neiman, 91 | Art

( Diane Bondareff / Associated Press / February 3, 2000 )

Sports artist LeRoy Neiman, who was a familiar presence at Super Bowl games and the Olympics, died in June at 91. His colorful artistry reached millions of people through his work creating live drawings of the Olympics for television and as an artist of the Super Bowl on CBS.
MORE: Sports artist LeRoy Neiman, who worked on 5 Olympics, dies at 91

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