Allan Ludwig, an American historian and photographer, died on November 2, 2025, at age 92.
Allan Ira Ludwig was an American art historian and photographer whose book Graven Images, an influential study in American Studies, helped spur interest in Puritan-era gravestone studies beginning in the 1960s. He was also known as a fine arts photographer whose work was exhibited and collected in the United States and abroad.
Ludwig sometimes used the pseudonym Elisha Cook Jr. when documenting graffiti and street art.
Allan Ira Ludwig (June 9, 1933 – November 2, 2025) was an American art historian and photographer. His book Graven Images, an influential study in the field of American Studies, played a role in the rise of interest in Puritan era gravestone studies starting in the 1960s. He was also a notable fine arts photographer whose work has been exhibited and collected in the U.S. and abroad. Ludwig sometimes used the pseudonym Elisha Cook Jr. when documenting graffiti and street art.