Sleeping Angels 1949 gouache on paper |
Back of Postcard
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A Mona Lisa in White Gouache on paper circa 1938. From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
Viva Olvera Street Gouache on paper circa 1938. From the January 26, 2008 "Kick Off" exhibit at the historical landmark Pico House entitled "Leo Politi, the Pride of Olvera Street." |
Girls in White From the January 26, 2008 "Kick Off" exhibit at the historical landmark Pico House entitled "Leo Politi, the Pride of Olvera Street." |
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Cahulla Children 1975 gouache on paper. From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
An Artist Gouache on paper. |
Girl at Pow Wow 1969 gouache on paper. From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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Peons Asleep 1937 gouache on paper. |
Proud Mother and Father
Gouache on paper, 1938
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A Mother Prays Gouache on paper, 1937. From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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Main Street Los Angeles Circa mid 1940s. Main Street humanity in downtown Los Angeles |
La Cucaracha 1944 illustration by Leo Politi for the Cuban story of Miss Cockroach from the "Stories from the Americas". |
A Mona Lisa in Watts From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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Olvera Street Dancers Artist Leo Politi felt he discovered "heaven" at first sight of the picturesque Olvera Street in the early 1930s. The historical street became an integral part of his artwork. |
Study for the Blessing of the Animals Mural, circa mid 1970s |
Admiring Marionettes
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Mother & Children Circa 1970s |
Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street From the special 2005 printing of the book "Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street" A Caldecott Honor Book |
Walking Away From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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Historic Olvera Street Script Magazine Cover May 1947 |
Olvera Street From the book "Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street" A Caldecott Honor Book |
Las Posadas at El Pueblo Script Magazine Cover December 1947 |
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Angels Flight From the book "Bunker Hill" |
Young Girl in South Central Los Angeles From the Angel City Press biography art book entitled "Leo Politi Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
The Watts Towers From the 2005 Watts Towers Arts Center exhibit "Leo Politi: Artist of the Angels" |
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Ondo Dancers in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
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Boy Rings Mission Bell |
Girl Eating Snow Cone with Friends From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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St. Francis and the Animals A children's book written and illustrated by Leo Politi. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959 |
Looking in Mr. Fong's Toy Shop Gouache on paper |
Chinatown Los Angeles |
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Girls in a Circle at Play Featured in the 2006-2007 City of Rancho Mirage art exhibit entitled "Leo Politi's Children" |
Moy Moy A study from the 1960 children's book "Moy Moy" written and illustrated by Leo Politi |
Little Girls About to Perform the Candle Dance (A dance by maidens at the Imperial Palace in Old China) |
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Carroll Avenue
Circa 1980s. Just a few blocks from artist
Leo Politi's Echo Park home in an historical section known
as Angeleno Heights.
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On Sunday From the Angel City Press full color monograph entitled "Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" |
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Children Reading 1952 mural. A portion of the
Leo Politi untitled mural |
Panorama of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles From the Angel City Press full
color monograph entitled |
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Ring Around Diversity Diversity has always been at the heart of Leo Politi's art. |
Pancho and Rosa
On the back of the postcard Pancho and Rosa
are featured on the cover of the November 22, 1941
Thanksgiving edition of Rob Wagner's Script Magazine. The
caption reads "Little Pancho Prefers Tortillas to Turkey"
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Las Posadas
From the book "Pedro: The Angel of
Olvera Street"
A Caldecott Honor Book
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Olvera Street
Section of the mural "The Blessing of the
Animals"
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles
From the book "The Poinsettia"
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Olvera Street
From the book "The Poinsettia"
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Three Pow Wow Studies
Featured in the 2006-2007 City of Rancho
Mirage art exhibit entitled "Leo Politi's Children".
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles
From the Angel City Press biography art book
entitled "Leo Politi Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles"
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Little Tokyo - Los Angeles
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Children Playing with Kites
From the 2005 Watts Towers Arts Center
exhibit "Leo Politi: Artist of the Angels"
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These postcards can be purchased from Olvera Street merchants
and the Los Angeles Public Library. They are also available for
purchase through the Politi family for a limited time. Please
contact us for further information. Contact Us The Politi Family family@leopoliti.startlogic.com
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