"When dawn spreads its paintbrush on the plain, spilling purple... ," Sons of the Pioneers theme for TV show "Wagon Train." Dawn on the mythic Santa Fe Trail, New Mexico, looking toward Raton from Cimarron. -- Clarkphoto. A curmudgeon artist's musings melding metaphors and journalism, for readers in more than 150 countries.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Ernie Pyle portrait



This is my Dad and his portrait of the famed WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle. The portrait sold for $1 million in war bonds in Dallas, and then the portrait was given to the Pyles in Albuquerque. Pyle's wife, who suffered from mental illness, probably destroyed it.

This is part of my connection with writers and artists, and I'll soon be giving a lesson on Pyle to the America's 20th Century Wars class taught by myself and Dr. James Baker, whose specialty is WWII.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)