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Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist

1955 - 1963

About the Item

African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that abounds with inventiveness and creativity. Large sections of the work are composed of thin pieces of slate that are glued onto a wood panel support. Flat rocks are added and positioned on the iron-red ground. Found elements such as a bottle cap, typographer's numbers, and remnants of the white press type are also included. it's 1971 and the artist is doing a semi-type painting - a theme today's contemporary artists are running with. Finally, Hollingsworth etches a portrait of a man in a thin line on one of the slates. Guggenheim 1971 and his name are also inscribed into the rock. The work takes on a different character as the light changes and reflects off the stones and due to it's 3 dimensional quality the work is as much an object as an image.. Exhibited: New York, Lee Nordness Galleries, circa the 1960s. Lee Nordness Galleries label on verso. PROVENANCE Gifted by the artist to the current owner, a long-term family friend of Hollingsworth
  • Creator:
    Alvin C. Hollingsworth (1928 - 2000)
  • Creation Year:
    1955 - 1963
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.2 in (46.23 cm)Width: 24.45 in (62.11 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
    Stone,Slate,Paint,Wood Panel
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    1960-1969
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385311634012
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