“Fashion Show” (Among Us Mortals, 7/30/1950)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
26 x 19 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

In this July 30, 1950 edition, titled “Fashion Show”

“For showing off an evening gown, the model agency sends a special type of model who has that haughty, hard-to-make look, as though she smells something burning on the stove but is too polite to mention it. On the other hand, for beach wear, a model is picked for all out cuteness bordering on the simple.”

“Army Induction Center” (Among Us Mortals, 1/28/1942)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
26 x 19 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

In this January 28, 1942 edition, titled “Army Induction Center”

“Accepted, and wondering what’s ahead. Talking direly about K. P., twenty-mile hikes and scrubbing out latrines. (The uncle of one soldier told him he had to do that all during the last war, so he knows.) The cheerful guy on the right has all the dope on injections for this and that, and how one of their arms will be stiff for weeks to come.”

“The Gay Picknickers” (Among Us Mortals, 8/3/1952)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
26 x 19 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

In this August 3, 1952 edition, titled “The Gay Picknickers”

“Meet the girl who always loses an earring or a pin at a picnic. This time it’s a little oak leaf pin with a seed pearl in the center, which she values for ‘sentimental reasons.’ Has all the male picnickers hunting in the grass. (Tomorrow she’ll find it in her apartment.)”

“When Old Friends Meet” (Among Us Mortals, 2/28/1943)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
26 x 19 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

In this February 28, 1943 edition, titled “When Old Friends Meet”

“The old friend of the family who loves to reminisce at just the wrong moment. She’s telling Emily what a cute little thing she was at the age of 2, always running and tripping on her little panties when they came down!”

“For Bedtime Wear” (Among Us Mortals, 05/29/1949)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this May 29, 1949 edition, titled “For Bedtime Wear” some quotes:

“The girl with the long face who wants to look cute. She favors little girl pajamas of baby blue or coral pink.”

“This boy isn’t style conscious about night wear. He sleeps raw.”

“As Time Goes By” (Among Us Mortals, 05/7/1949)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this May 7, 1949 edition, titled “As Time Goes By” some quotes:

“Career girl. Love was not for her. She was all set to go on the stage and classmates predicted great things for her. Then she met the right guy and decides she wanted to be a housewife. Those are her offspring.”

“Embryo school teacher. She left normal school, though her family was against it, to go to Hollywood after winning the “Miss Prune Juice of 1945” contest. She’s a star now and the folks back home feel better about it.”

“The Speaker” (Among Us Mortals, 04/16/1950)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this April 16, 1950 edition, titled “The Speaker” some quotes:

“The hecklers. The radical who blames Wall Street for everything from the cold war to water shortage, and the show-off who interrupts with the not-so-funny remark.”

“The replacement. A radio commentator was slated to speak before the club girls on world affairs. But he came down with hives and Mrs. Grace Lousey is kindly substituting with an interesting paper on the care of gladioli.”