Photos: David Weidman | 1921-2014
Los Angeles silk-screen artist David Weidman sits on a wicker settee on his patio in July 2010. He is surrounded by a recently launched line of pillows bearing images from his prints sold at Urban Outfitters. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
David Weidman in his gallery, an addition to his home in July 2010. Weidman examines some of the nearly 300 original designs he created and hand-screened. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
African masks and carvings fill a wall behind the stovepipe chimney at the home of David Weidman in July 2010. Weidman purchased them from dealers who would visit his gallery and frame shop in the 1960s and 1970s. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A Weidman graphic design screened onto masonite, serves as a sliding cabinet door in the bathroom at David Weidman’s home. The same print is also used as kick guards on doors throughout the house. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The mailbox, a ceramic cylinder with the address at David Weidman’s home. Weidman took up ceramics after he stopped making silk-screen prints in the 1980s. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Detail at the entrance to David Weidman’s home gallery. A hand-lettered sign lets visitors know where to ring for entry to the gallery, which is occasionally opened to the public for sales. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)