Alvin C. Hollingsworth papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hollingsworth, Alvin Carl (1928-2000)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New City
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1971 by Alvin Hollingsworth, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hollingsworth, Alvin Carl (1928-2000)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Alvin C. Hollingsworth papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of African American painter and illustrator Alvin C. Hollingsworth date from 1960 to 1970. The microfilm contains six letters from admirers of his television show (1969-1970), photographs, biographical information, a sketchbook, printed material, books, and other publications featuring Hollingsworth's illustrations.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Alvin C. Hollingsworth (1928-2000) was an African American painter, illustrator, and arts educator in New York, New York. Hollingsworth began drawing at a young age, beginning his career as a comic book artist before moving into the fine arts. He taught at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College of the City University of New York and also hosted a television show about art. Hollingsworth was also a member of the Spiral group.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hollalvi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 0091 and was returned to Alvin Hollingsworth after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 0091. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Alvin Hollingsworth, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of African American painter and illustrator Alvin C. Hollingsworth date from 1960 to 1970. The microfilm contains six letters from admirers of his television show (1969-1970), photographs, biographical information, a sketchbook, printed material, books, and other publications featuring Hollingsworth's illustrations.