George Hollingsworth

Portrait of George Hollingsworth, 19th century

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.[1] George completed his studies in Europe.[1] For 28 years he managed and taught at the Lowell Institute, which began admitting women students at his suggestion.[2] He was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association.[3][4]

He lived in Milton, and kept a studio in Boston on Washington Street (c. 1848–1868).[5] His paintings Portrait of the Hollingsworth Family (c. 1840) and The Hollingsworth Home in Milton (1840s) are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

  • Portrait of Alvan Clark
    Portrait of Alvan Clark
  • Portrait of the Hollingsworth Family, c. 1840
    Portrait of the Hollingsworth Family, c. 1840
  • The Hollingsworth Home in Milton, 1840s
    The Hollingsworth Home in Milton, 1840s
  1. ^ a b Teele p. 542.
  2. ^ Teele p. 543.
  3. ^ Atlantic Monthly, Sept. 1888; p.384.
  4. ^ Bacon's dictionary of Boston. 1886; p.233.
  5. ^ Boston Directory. 1848, 1868.