William R. Hollingsworth Jr. (February 17, 1910 – August 1, 1944) was an American watercolor and oil painter from the state of Mississippi.
[1] He attended the University of Mississippi for two years and then transferred to the Chicago Art Institute, graduating in 1934.
[1][2][3] Hollingsworth returned to Jackson, Mississippi after failing to find work in Chicago during the Great Depression.
[1] He worked for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the day and painted at night.
[1] 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.