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Ellison Hoover

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Ellison Hoover (1888 - 1955) was active/lived in Ohio, New York.  Ellison Hoover is known for Cartoon, head drawing, city scene, print.

The following, submitted May 2005, is from Valentine Rossilli Winsey, Ph.D.

My grandfather, Alexander Hammerslough, who died in l966 at age 81, was a close friend of Ellison Hoover and his charming, good-looking wife. I was a dinner guest in their home in Greenwich Village on many occasions. During the early '50's Ellison had a one-man show in a gallery on Martha's Vineyard which consisted of his head drawings of many celebrities, including James Cagney. I, too, was privileged with one of his drawings of myself - several of which I still have.

It was a memorable experience to watch as Ellison swiftly drew an outline of my profile and entire head without once taking his pencil off the canvas. The result was breathtaking. I also have a number of his etchings, including one called "The Brooklyn Bridge". It's black and white and quite beautiful. So, too, are some of his delightful drawings he made while on a stay in Paris. Another is of the Washington Arch in Washington Squ   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2015 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  13
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13 Book References for Ellison Hoover
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Publications in California Art No. 11 Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972 0 No
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1991 Adams, Clinton Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990 167 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1985 Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist 461 No
1983 Adams, Clinton American Lithographers 1900-1960: The Artists and Their Printers 228 Yes
1975 Mason, Lauris/Joan Ludman Print Reference Sources Bibliography 18th-20th Centuries 246 No
1973 Sheridan, Martin Classic Comics & Their Creators Life Stories of American Cartoonists 304 No
1949 Reese, Albert American Prize Prints of the 20th Century 257 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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