2007
Maidee Coffman Deming, 88, a silkscreen artist and Washington native, died Dec. 14 of lung cancer at her home in
Georgetown.
Mrs. Deming was a graduate of McKinley Technology High School and the University of Maryland, where she was a member of
the Kappa Delta sorority.
During World War II, she worked at the Library of Congress and the Office of Price Administration.
After her children were grown, Mrs. Deming became a silkscreen artist. She specialized in designing cards of Georgetown
houses and street scenes and also designed textiles. She sold her work at the Artist's Mart, an artists' cooperative in
Georgetown, and was a member of the Cherry Tree Textile Design Guild.
Mrs. Deming studied French for a number of years and enjoyed traveling throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. She also
visited and supported many Washington museums.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Andrew S. Deming of Washington; four sons, A. Stacy Deming of Frederick, Daniel
W. Deming of Accokeek, Victor H. Deming of Washington and Willoughby H. Deming of Portland, Ore.; five grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel