Many many years ago my parents were in downtown Los
Angeles and recognized an artist painting a canvas on
the sidewalk. They stopped the car, introduced
themselves and had a nice visit with him. It was
Leo Politi. They bought
some of his paintings that we had in our home growing up
and I have this one hanging in my entryway. Those are
Victorian houses in the Bunker Hill part of Los Angeles.
I remember him visiting our home with some of his
paintings.
Leo Politi also
wrote and illustrated childrens
books. Between the four Patton kids we
probably own 15 of his books. He would sign and
personalize his books at Robinsons (my favorite downtown
department store). Leo Politi even came to our house
once. I love his style and am lucky to own some
personalized books. Click
here to read a really
nice bio about him.