THE ART OF "PAPA DUKE" ERINGER

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.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

PAPA DUKE BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON HORROR COMIC BOOKS

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Friday, January 1, 2016

PAPA DUKE WOULD HAVE BEEN 92 ON JANUARY 5th

In the early 1970s, wandering through the Science Museum, London with my father, we happened upon a large painting of Waterloo train station painted in 1967 by an artist named Shaun Stothard.

Inspecting the painting, I discovered a figure in its lower left center that looked exactly like my father, that is, how he looked in 1967, carrying an artist's portfolio, the same as he used to carry.

I called my father over and together we marveled at the likeness of him.

Although in 1967 we still lived in southern California, my father had spent a month in London during mid-1967, and must have gotten frozen in time in a photo taken by the artist in preparation for his work of art.

I occasionally wondered about this painting, especially after my father passed in 2008.

A few weeks ago, through a few deft strokes on my keyboard, I found it on Google images.