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William Perry Hollingsworth (1828-1879), (painting). Artist:  Sanders, Woodford J., 1870-1923, painter. Title:  William Perry Hollingsworth (1828-1879), (painting). Dates:  1884. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  22 x 27 in. Inscription:  (On back:) Woodford Sanders, 1884 signed Description:  Portrait of William Perry Hollingsworth with his body facing forward and his gaze directed toward the viewer. He has a beard and moustache, and he wears a black jacket and bow tie with a white shirt. Subject:  Portrait male -- Hollingsworth, William Perry -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Parker, Linda, Gadsden, Alabama Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Standifer, Katie M. Hollingworth, Standifer, Julia Goentner, Nelson, David, Dr., Remarks:  The portrait was painted from a photograph several years after the death of William Perry Hollingsworth. William Perry Hollingsworth was born on April 22, 1828 in St. Clair County, Alabama and died on April 26, 1879 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (buried in Forrest Cemetery). He was the son of Diana and Jacob James Hollingsworth. On Nov. 27, 1851 he married Mary Josephine Lewis, and they had the following children: Anne Dorothy, Laura Josephine, Katie Mae, Willie Augusta, Edward Tracy, and Mary Alice Hollingsworth. He was a merchant and was Mayor of Gadsden, Alabama. He served as Captain in the "Gadsden Guards" in August 1861, and later Major, Company D, 19th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. For further biographical information see: "Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. and Aaron Hollingsworth" by J. Adger Steward and Ema Plunket Ivy (Louisville, KY: John P. Morton & Co., Inc.; reprinted by Peachtree Printing, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 1976). References:  Nelson, David, 2008. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 9D640186   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 9D640186 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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