• BLOGDOWNTOWN.COM

Article by Ed Fuentes entitled "Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" gives a poignant look at both the Centennial Kick Off Celebration and the life of Leo Politi.

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• LOS ANGELES TIMES

Article entitled "Street Artist Tapped into LA's Spirit" by Cecilia Rasmussen gives information on the upcoming centennial year. The article appeared in the Los Angles Times on January 13th, 2008. 
 

• LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE

A Los Angeles Times Magazine story regarding Leo Politi's connection with the Angeleno Heights neighborhood.

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• LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN NEWS

January 7th, 2008 article written by Julie Riggott which promotes the Centennial Kick Off Celebration.

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• LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN NEWS

January 21st, 2008 article written by Julie Riggott which discusses the Centennial year and the extraordinary life of Leo Politi.

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• LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN NEWS

On June 10,2007, The Los Angeles Downtown News announced "Politi Celebration Coming."  They reported the January 26, 2008 kick off date at the Pico House and mentioned some of the scheduled Downtown events such as Los Angeles Central Library and Chinese American Museum.  Click here to enjoy the entire article.

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• HAL DURIAN'S RIVERSIDE RECOLLECTIONS | Riverside County

Hal Durian Special to The Press-Enterprise. Life is full of mysteries. ... Will the hidden Politi mural be revealed? Will it be found where it is thought to be ..

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• ROB WAGNER

Leo Politi's association with Rob Wagner and Script Magazine...

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• PASADENA STAR NEWS

In Pasadena and in Los Angeles city and county - and as far away as Princeton University - Leo Politi's life is being celebrated through various events and exhibits in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday.
 

• SOUTH PASADENA REVIEW

Article which highlights the February 28th Centennial festivities in South Pasadena.

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• TOWN TOPICS

Cotsen Exhibit Celebrates Los Angeles-Based Artist. Article in the Princeton University newspaper regarding their participation in the Leo Politi 2008 Centennial.​​
 

• IDYLLWILD TOWN CRIER

Article written by Marshall Smith which was published on February 21, 2008.
 

• THE PRESS ENTERPRISE

April 20th, 20008 article written by Penny Schwartz which discusses the Centennial celebration planned for the A.K. Smiley Public Library in April.  The article also highlights the career and impact of Leo Politi.
 

• LA OPINION

An article in the Los Angeles spanish newspaper La Opinion by Katia Ramirez-Blankley, "El legado de Leo Politi"
 

• THOUSAND OAKS ACORN

A Centennial Celebration for artist Leo Politi will be held Sat., Aug. 23 at The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library located at 1401 E. Janss Road. For more information, call (805) 449-2660 or visit www.toaks.org/library. The event will include sidewalk chalk art for children from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and presentations about the artist.
 

• VENTURA COUNTY STAR

Centennial of author scheduled at library. The Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks  will participate in the centennial of artist and children's author Leo Politi on Aug. 23.  From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., children can color the sidewalks around the library with chalk art. Outside the children's library entrance, a caricature artist will create portraits for $10 each. Proceeds will go to the Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library.
 

• ECHO PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS - Winter 2008

Article in their Winter 2008 Newsletter which highlights the life and legacy of Leo Politi.  It also discusses many of the events planned in honor of the Centennial year.
 

• ECHO PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY - April 2008

Article in their April newsletter which discusses the Angeleno Heights Open House Tour on May 17 and 18.

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• ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION

Copy of the review of Ann Stalcup's book, "Leo Politi, Artist of the Angels".
 

• SALUTE MAGAZINE

Article in Salute Magazine regarding Leo and family.
 

• FRESNO BEE CALENDAR

Article regarding events at the Leo Politi Branch Library, Fresno.
 

• FRESNO BEE CALENDAR

Article regarding October events at the Leo Politi Branch Library, Fresno.

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• ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
  Leo Politi's centennial message – celebrate life...an article written by Robert Manniello

     "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you command the attention of the world."
 

• SANTA MONICA MIRROR

An article regarding the Santa Monica Antiquarian Book Fair.

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• BLOGDOWNTOWN.COM

Then El Pueblo's own “Las Posadas at Olvera Street” begins Dec.16 and runs until Christmas Eve. The re-enactment of Joseph and Mary’s nine-night search for sanctuary is held for a symbolic nine evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Merchants and their family member walk through El Pueblo inviting the public to join in and sing-along. This tradition is over seventy-years old, and considered one of the oldest events in the city.
 

• PASADENA NOW

Article about the Leo Politi Exhibit at the South Pasadena Art Festival fundraising event.
 

• VIEW FROM THE LOFT

Article regarding "More About Leo Politi"
 

• BIG ORANGE LANDMARKS

Article regarding the Bunker Hill area of Los Angeles and Leo Politi's concern
to try and save the old mansions slated for demolition.

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• BIG ORANGE LANDMARKS

Exploring the Landmarks of Los Angeles, One Monument at a Time
 

• BLOGDOWNTOWN.COM

The Blessing of the Animals, at Olvera Street, officiated by Cardinal Roger Mahoney is highlighted in an article.

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• CHINESE DAILY NEWS

Chinese articles regarding the Leo Politi Centennial Exhibit festivities at the Chinatown Library in Los Angeles
 

• VIEW FROM THE LOFT

Article regarding "More About Leo Politi"
 

• BLOGDOWNTOWN.COM

Article by Ed Fuentes entitled "Meeting Moy Moy" at the dedication of Leo Politi Square in  the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
 

• FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

An article in the Friends of the Princeton University Library Newsletter regarding the Leo Politi Exhibit at the Cotsen Library.

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• SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO NEWS

An article in the SJC Newspaper about the Mission School hosting Leo Politi's Family.
 

• MONTEREY PUBLIC LIBRARY Blog

An article about the talk by Ann Stalcup, author of "Leo Politi: Artist of the Angels"

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• VENTURA COUNTY STAR (Events+Workshops)

An article regarding the Carnegie Art Museum’s current exhibit of Leo Politi’s early 1930s and 1940s artwork, Larry Bischof, Politi’s son-in-law and co-author of the full-color monograph “Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles,” will give a presentation on the distinguished L.A. artist-illustrator.

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• BUNKER HILL EXHIBIT by Leo Politi

Comments regarding the Bunker Hill exhibit at the Los Angeles Central Library.

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• 2008 AUTHOR'S FIESTA-(Children's Authors to read)

The Never-Ending List of Children's Authors/Artists to Read Before Your 100th Birthday

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• CARNEGIE ART MUSEUM'S-CAM Gallery Talk

Larry Bischof, co-author of "Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles" will give a presentation on the distinguished artist/illustrator.

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• UNITED NATIONS JOBS
  Geneva, Switzerland... November 22, 2009

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• BIG ORANGE LANDMARKS

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• "Artist/author Leo Politi's home..... Angeleno Height's most famous resident and one of the neighborhood’s biggest boosters."

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• i-taly-ITALIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL PROJECTS

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• MEMORIES OF Leo Politi 

Here is a picture that someone took of me pestering Leo in Chinatown. The photo is from the Politi family…

 

• FEDERATOR BLOG..."Talk To The Snail"

Article regarding Bunker Hill exhibit and book.

 

• THE HORN BOOK....
  "Politi for Christmas" by Barbara Bader.
  (Re-issued from the May/June 1999 issue of The Horn Book Magazine)

 

• Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District....Creating a school spirit !!!

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES....

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

1:00 p.m., April 15, 1996

 

• GETTY BRINGS POLITI CLASSICS BACK TO LIFE

Four works of Leo Politi (1908–1996), who wrote and illustrated dozens of children’s books are being made available again in October, 2009 from Getty Publications. Children were often featured in Politi’s gentle watercolor paintings. Song of the Swallows won the Caldecott Medal in 1950. Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street (1946) and Juanita (1948) both received Caldecott Honors. The fourth title to be reissued is Emmet, a true story about one of Leo Politi's dogs, which was published in 1971.

 

• SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE

"Celebrating the Life of an Artist" art and book exhibit of Leo Politi's work at the Covina Public Library was held on Saturday, Nov. 7. Politi visited the library many times and signed many of his books dedicating them to the children of the library. (click for full story)​

 

• MOY MOY website

A website Moy Moy that  features Leo Politi children's book "Moy Moy" about three brothers and their "Little Sister" Moy Moy…

 

• OLVERA STREET

Yahoo's Flickr Hive Mind of  "Olvera Street" featuring Leo Politi's Mural "The Blessing of the Animals".

 

• WIKIPEDIA, The Free Encyclopedia

 Leo Politi, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

(click here for story)

 

• CITY PROJECT - Mapping Los Angeles

The 1978 Leo Politi mural that features the images of people associated with the history of Olvera Street. (The oldest street in Los Angeles) (click on link)

 

• COLORADO - Tales of the Tree House...Arapahoe Library District

Arapahoe Library District features some of Leo Politi's books on Hispanic heritage.
 

• BIG RED EP

BIG RED (Blog) The Patton family shares photos of some of their 15 autographed Leo Politi books along with some wonderful memories.

 

• GETTY BRINGS POLITI CLASSICS BACK TO LIFE

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S "Best books in 2009" features four Leo Politi Books. The article entitled
"Getty Brings Politi Classics Back to Life," originally appeared in Publishers Weekly's Children's Bookshelf.

 

• THE PALISADIAN POST

"Palisadian Frank Damon, a Las Angelitas del Pueblo docent, points out details in the Leo Politi mural, The Blessing of the Animals" on Olvera Street.

ANGEL OF OLVERA STREET

• The loving politics of Leo Politi by Matthew Duersten, published on September 01, 2005.
   

• WESTERN TANAGER - The publication of the LA Audubon Society

"I was sure that Johnny Mercer and Leo Politi were smiling on the new habitat! "
 

• JEAN BLACK- Leo Politi's Friends Around the World

Elton's Lil' Jeanie's wrote. "It is up to all of us to keep the work of Leo Politi alive & vibrant in the city, in the schools & in every community celebrating our diversity blended into our City of Angels." from her Who let the Genie out of  the bottle?

 

• SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL -" Leo Politi Artist of the Angels "

Editorial Reviews-From School Library Journal

 

• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI

Leo Politi Papers Sadler Research Collection Special Collections

 

• COSTEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY exhibits work by Leo Politi

An exhibition at the Cotsen Children’s Library of works by beloved children’s author and illustrator Leo Politi (1908-1996).

 

• A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE by  Elisa S. Kleven

I was thrilled to find Ann Stalcup's loving and scholarly tribute to Leo Politi.

 

• OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS - Oxford , England

The story of Emmet, one of the many stray dogs taken in by old Mr. Winkel.

 

• SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

The Getty publishes Leo Politi's award winners and more…

 

• APPLEBY BOOKS

"Mr. Politi's Juanita played a big part in the history of Appleby Books."

 

• THE MILITANT ANGELENO-March 2008

"Politi's, who died in 1996, was also famous for painting scenes from Olvera Street, Angelino Heights and Watts, as he illustrated the towering work of his old pal, Simon Rodia."

 

• THE MILITANT ANGELENO-September 2007

"It largely pointed out immigration by Italian region, the familiar Mediterranean climate of Southern California as a draw for Italians, settlements such as our old Little Italy north of Downtown and San Pedro, among others, famous Italian Angelenos (or, in the Italian context, Angelinos) such as Watts Towers creator Simon Rodia and painter Leo Politi, and even overlooked historical facts, such as how Italians found much in common culturally with the Latino community, and also how Italian Americans were ostracized nearly as much as Japanese Americans were during World War II and that Los Angeles is the fourth-largest Italian city in the United States."

 

• OUR LADY OF LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

"Local Historian Gerry Gallagher takes his fellow Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School alumni, Echo Park  residents and fellow Angeleno's on a chronological trip down Memory Lane that is priceless"......

 

• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections features "The Leo Politi Collection." 

 

• Val Zavala's LIFE & TIMES  on KCET

"This mural is called "The Blessing of the Animals". It's by Los Angeles artist, Leo Politi, who is known for painting, among other things, "Angels Flight"

 

• Los Angeles Times...Bravo to Leo Politi Elementary School

"Just such a garden was installed before Christmas at an elementary school near downtown Los Angeles named for the late painter, urban naturalist and children’s author Leo Politi." (click here)
 

Los Angeles Times...Rival L.A. schools find common ground in nature (click here)

 

• Felinofelice's La Placita Olvera Street

Felinofelice"another one of my favorite places La Placita Olvera Street"….
(Wednesday, October 1, 2008)
 

• Japanese American National Museum

"Sumie painting of a young Japanese girl wearing a kimono and hair ornaments for the cover of Leo Politi's book, MIEKO, California, September 1966."

 

• Rich Puchalsky's Street Gallery

Leo Politi's Blessing of the Animals"  sponsored by the Filippa Pollia Foundation. 

 

• Italian Public Art & Architecture in Greater Los Angeles: Historical Survey

Italian Architectural Evocations in Los Angeles.

 

• Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature

$75,000 Leo Politi Garden that will be built outside the new Henry Madden Library.
California State University Fresno. Dedication photos of the Leo Politi Garden (click here).

HISPANIC CULTURAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS I LOVE
Author and illustrator Leo Politi's vibrant books have been favorites of mine all my life. Celebrate the joys of Mexican and Mexican-American culture with your children when you share these award-winning books with them.

Historian, Floyd  B. Bariscale is one of  Southern California's treasures
To view it through his eyes is priceless...

Los Angelitas del Pueblo, The Docents of El Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is listed of the National Register of Historic Places as the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District. It was listed in 1972.

THE GHOST OF LEO POLITI
"Read across America"...Emily Green's website

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY at FRESNO
"Leo Politi's Inscription pages" from Arnie Nixon Center's ecollections...
(browse the collection)

Ann's Stalcup's Presentations For Children & Adults on LEO POLITI !!!
     
Comments on Ann Stacup's "Leo Politi: Artist of the Angels" presentations and More!!!!
or go to Ann's website: http://annstalcup.com/

South Pasadena raises funds for Katrina victims and their families
Art, music, food and fun marked the 4th Annual South Pasadena Arts Benefit to raise funds for
Louisiana Children's Hospital to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO - "The Collegian - On Line"
"Leo Politi, Fresno’s most-celebrated children’s author and illustrator Leo Politi is being honored
with a garden, which broke ground March 8, outside the Henry Madden Library." (click here)
(click See The Full Story Here)

Mrs. P (actress Kathy Kinney) visits Leo Politi Elementary School..
EVERYBODY WINS! http://www.everybodywinsla.org/a national nonprofit organization founded in 1991 by Arthur Tannenbaum, a retired textile industry executive who's mission is to increase children's prospects for success in school and in life through one-to-one reading experiences with caring adults or older students. EVERYBODY WINS!--the volunteers, their companies, the schools, the students and ultimately, society. EVERYBODY WINS arranged for  Mrs. P (actress Kathy Kinney) to visit Leo Politi  Elementary School.  Actress Kathy Kinney, who played Mimi (with her outrageous make-up) on "The Drew Carey Show." gave two readings of " Jack and the Beanstock" to 125 lucky Leo Politi Elementary School students in Grade 2 and 125 students in Grade 3.  Leo Politi Elementary School Principal presents a copy of Leo Politi's "Song of the Swallows"  to Kathy Kinney (Mrs P). Mrs. P's website http://mrsp.com/

ANGELS FLIGHT RIDES AGAIN!
Closed since 2001, the short railway reopens as downtown's bridge to the past. To view Leo politi's Angels Flight (click here).

SID FLEISHMAN, Children's Author, Dies at 90
New York Times
One day in the early 1960s his elder daughter, Jane, came home from the library clutching a treasure: an autograph from Leo Politi, a noted children's ...
 

    GARDEN DEDICATION TO LEO POLITI, artist, pioneer, visionary at Cal State Fresno

The Leo Politi Garden at California State University, Fresno’s Henry Madden Library was dedicated Wednesday, June 2, with family members and university officials joining for the official opening of the recently completed space. The garden honors the long friendship between children’s author and illustrator – and Fresno native – Politi and center namesake, the late professor Arne Nixon. Fresno native Politi lived most of his adult life in Los Angeles, returning often to speak, draw and paint at workshops put on by Nixon. Politi died in 1996, one year before Nixon. (click for video).   To see pictures of the garden (click here)

 

 THE NEW GARDEN AT FRESNO STATE WAS REPORTED BY THE LOCAL TV STATION KSEE-TV 

The Leo Politi Garden at California State University, Fresno’s Henry Madden Library was dedicated Wednesday, June 2nd, with family members and university officials joining for the official opening of the recently completed space. The garden honors the long friendship between children’s author and illustrator and Fresno native, Leo Politi and center namesake, the late professor Arne Nixon. Fresno native Politi lived most of his adult life in Los Angeles, returning often to speak, draw and paint at workshops put on by Nixon. Politi died in 1996, one year before Nixon. To see their coverage of the inaugural event (click here).

 LEO POLITI CENTENNIAL ART EXHIBIT (1908 – 2008)

The exhibit includes artwork dating back to the 1930’s when Leo Politi had a small studio on Olvera Street.  On display will be never before seen paintings, carvings and Olvera Street inspired and related illustrations for books and magazines including sketches from Politi’s children books “Pedro the Angel of Olvera Street” and “Juanita,” which were set in and around Olvera Street. Both books were named Honor Books by the American Library Association. Throughout Leo Politi’s life he continued to visit Olvera Street every week with sketchbook in hand for artistic inspiration.  The exhibit will include a video interview of Leo Politi reminiscing about his early days on the street he referred to as “Heaven.”  Politi’s love affair with Olvera Street spanned over sixty years and remains alive today in his mural, “The Blessing of the Animals” at the Biscailuz Building, Olvera Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles. ©Copyright 2006 City of Los Angeles. All rights reserved. 200 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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UNITED STATES SENATOR BARBARA BOXER VISITS LEO POLITI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Senator Boxer made an unexpected visit at Leo Politi Elementary in conjunction with LA’s BEST Afterschool Program in Los Angeles and met with students, administrators, and staff to discuss the importance of federal funding for afterschool programs. (click for details and photos)

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