MEASUREMENTS:29"HX35"W FRAMED, VERY GOOD CONDITION/"in the style of"William R. Hollingsworth Jr. was an American watercolor and oil painter from the state of Mississippi. He died by suicide at age 34. Hollingsworth returned to Jackson, Mississippi after failing to find work in Chicago during the Great Depression.He worked for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the day and painted at night.In 1942, during the Second World War, he tried to enlist in the United States Navy, but his application was rejected due to "poor eyesight" within two weeks.Hollingsworth specialized in oil paintings and watercolors.Many of his paintings depicted the lives of African-Americans in West Jackson during segregation. He won prizes from the Chicago Arts Club, the Southern States Art League and the National Watercolor Society./Private collection, no documentation.