Found 2 collections related to Hollingsworth, Alvin C.

John H. Hewitt was a writer, editor, instructor, and a collector of Black art. Born in 1924, in New York City, Hewitt attended Harvard College and New York University. He taught English at Morehouse College and he was a medical staff writer for the journals Frontiers of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine. He also was an associate editor for the newspaper Medical Tribune and a managing editor of Hospital Practice, a monthly magazine. Hewitt held memberships in professional organizations including the American Medical Writer Association and National Association of Science Writers, and he was a trustee with the Manhattan Country School and The Schomburg Corporation. In 1994, Hewitt was awarded the New York Association's Kerr History Prize for his article, "Mr. Downing and His Oyster House". This collection contains Hewitt's writings on Black artists (1931-1997), including Hale Woodruff, Ernest Crichlow, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, and Haitian artist Luce Turnier. Also included are historical profiles of largely unknown, but accomplished, 19th-century African American New Yorkers, such as Thomas Downing and Elizabeth Jennings, along with writings on African American Episcopalians and St. Philip's Church in New York City. Materials include research matter, drafts, and correspondence. less

Collection consists mainly of photographic and some photomechanical reproductions of American fine art and other visual artwork, created by or depicting peoples of African descent, from the 19th and 20th centuries. Also depicted are candid shots and group portraits of artists either creating or posing with their work. Also included in the collection are views of art patrons, students and museum visitors; reproductions of pre-colonial African and 18th century American art; views of art exhibitions; and some views of activities in workshops. Portraits of some artists may be found in the Portrait Collection. less