George Hollingsworth
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George Hollingsworth was an artist in Massachusetts
in the 19th-century. He was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association
and the Lowell Institute
. He lived in Milton
, and kept a studio in Boston on Washington Street
(ca.1848-1868).
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in the 19th-century. He was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association
Boston Artists' Association
The Boston Artists' Association was established in Boston, Massachusetts by Washington Allston, Henry Sargent, and other painters, sculptors, and architects, in order to organize exhibitions, a school, a workspace for members, and to promote art "for the art's sake."-History:According to the...
and the Lowell Institute
Lowell Institute
The Lowell Institute is an educational foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., providing for free public lectures, and endowed by the bequest of $250,000 left by John Lowell, Jr., who died in 1836. Under the terms of his will 10% of the net income was to be added to the principal, which in...
. He lived in Milton
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
, and kept a studio in Boston on Washington Street
Washington Street (Boston)
Washington Street is a street originating in downtown Boston, Massachusetts that extends southwestward to the Massachusetts-Rhode Island state line. The majority of it was built as the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike in the early nineteenth century...
(ca.1848-1868).
Further reading
- Albert Kendall Teele. "George Hollingsworth." The history of Milton, Mass., 1640-1887. Press of Rockwell and Churchill, 1887.
- Samuel L. GerrySamuel Lancaster GerrySamuel Lancaster Gerry was an artist in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He painted portraits, and also landscapes of the White Mountains and other locales in New England. He was affiliated with the New England Art Union, and the Boston Artists' Association. In 1857 he co-founded the Boston Art...
. Old Masters of Boston. New England Magazine, v.3, no.6, Feb. 1891. - Barbara N. Parker. George Hollingsworth and His Family. Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Vol. 50, No. 280 (Jun., 1952), pp. 30-31.
External links
- http://www.jacksonsauction.com/Mar04_catalog/MAR04_artistList.php