Almanac: At the Capitol

LeRoy Neiman sitting on top of the Capitol Quadriga! You know, somehow we don't think that the Capitol Historic Preservation folks would any longer allow an artist to sit on our Capitol's famed golden horses. But back in the late 1970's when the city of St. Paul commissioned a piece of art by its famed native son, the wildly popular artist was given wide latitude. This clip is from a half-hour documentary that Twin Cities Public Television did on Neiman some time before 1980. In it he talks about St. Paul (of Biblical fame) and his hometown. And of course, look for those rare shots of Neiman sitting on the Capitol horses!