Ellison Hoover

Ellison Hoover, born Ellison Bernard Hoover in 1888, was an American painter, lithographer, and cartoonist whose most enduring work appeared in the pages of *The Saturday Evening Post*, *Judge*, and *Life* magazines. Active in comics and illustration from 1914 to 1929, he is credited on 17 issues in our catalog, primarily as an artist. Hoover is best known for his atmospheric prints of urban and rural scenes, often set in New York or Paris. His black-and-white illustrations are noted for their delicate, ghostly details that invite the viewer to fill in ambiguous spaces with imagination. He collaborated with editors and writers at those major periodicals, though specific co-creators are not recorded. Hoover’s style—quiet, evocative, and finely observed—set him apart from the more boisterous cartoonists of his era. He died in 1955. While he did not receive major awards in his lifetime, his lithographs remain appreciated by collectors of early 20th-century American art, and his magazine work preserves a moody, romantic vision of city and country life that continues to resonate.