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Purple Peoplescape

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Alvin Carl Hollingsworth

Alvin Carl Hollingsworth

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American (1928–2000)

  • Date: circa 1990
  • Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
  • Size: 19.5 x 15.5 in. (49.53 x 39.37 cm)
  • Frame Size: 23 x 19 inches

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about Purple Peoplescape

Through the magenta and fuchsia haze of this piece by African American artist Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, several faces emerge.

What appears at first to be a simple abstract painting eventually reveals the profiles of multiple figures, their heads all looking out from the central column in the composition. This oil and acrylic painting on canvas is nicely framed and signed in the lower right.

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About The Artist: Alvin Carl Hollingsworth

Alvin C. Hoolingsworth was born in 1930 in New York City. He began drawing at the age of four and by twelve had launched a career in drawing comic book cartoons professionally. The experience culminated with his creation of "Scorchy Smith", a syndicated comic series that appeared in 140 newspapers. Hollingsworth's formal art studies began at New York City's High School of Music and Art and continued at the City College of New York City where he...

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About The Medium: Acrylic

A fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry.

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