The famed paintings that hang in Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant, created by artist Marinus Welman in 1968, were the subject of a fascinating segment on Southern California Public Radio’s premiere weekend magazine program, Offramp:
Langer’s Delicatessen has been around for over 65 years now. The MacArthur Park-adjacent institution’s serves matzo ball soup, lox on bagel and the famous Number 19 sandwich. Past the hordes of pastrami-loving diners that line the booths you’ll find three paintings: they show a Langer’s Deli 45 years into the past.
Off-Ramp Kevin Ferguson found out the paintings are the work of a Dutch born painter named Marinus Welman who is still painting today. He went to Langers to investigate. Norm Langer, the deli’s owner says despite please to sell them, the paintings are a treasured part of his “public collection.”
