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George Hollingsworth
__NOTOC__ George Hollingsworth (1813–1882) was an American artist, teacher, and administrator active in Massachusetts. His father, Mark Hollingsworth, was part owner of Tileston & Hollingsworth, a paper manufacturing firm.Teele p. 542. George completed his studies in Europe. For 28 years he managed and taught at the Lowell Institute, which began admitting women students at his suggestion. He was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association. He lived in Milton, and kept a studio in Boston on Washington Street (c. 1848–1868).Boston Directory. 1848, 1868. His paintings ''Portrait of the Hollingsworth Family'' (c. 1840) and ''The Hollingsworth Home in Milton'' (1840s) are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Image:AlvanClark byGeorgeHollingsworth Harvard.png, ''Portrait of Alvan Clark Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling family of English ancestry, was an American astronomer and telescope mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 GeorgeHollingsworth Boston
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