Born in 1924, Ellis Eringer was a jazz drummer, acted on Broadway, and drew animation for Walt Disney. In 1969 Papa Duke moved to London to focus on fine art. He discovered Padre Pio, the intercessionist. It is believed portraits Papa Duke painted of Padre Pio helped heal the illnesses of those to whom he gifted those icons. One of his large portraits of Padre Pio graces a wall inside St. Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco. Papa Duke died in 2008. This blog reveres his memory.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
"GEORDIE"
Yorkshiremen are known as "Geordies."
Papa Duke identified the quintessential "Geordie"--a man who used to hang out on Vale Royal, north London, where the artist kept his studio.
"Geordie" posed, Papa Duke sculpted, and the result is this bronze.
