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1888 Cleveland, Ohio - 1955 Cleveland, Ohio. 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,... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 delig... Read full biography
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About Ellison Hoover: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Printmaking Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club