William Bonner McCarty William Bonner McCarty William Bonner McCarty, Sr. of Jackson, Mississippi was a founder of the now defunct Jitney Jungle (also known as the Jitney-Jungle Stores of America). ¹"It was (Will) who conceived the idea, and helped coin the name of Jitney Jungle, and who then made plans to install Jitney Jungle stores all over the country." Will along with his two cousins Judson and Henry Holman opened the first Jitney Jungle on April 19, 1919. His son William Bonner McCarty, Jr. served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Jitney Jungle, Incorporated. ¹"Will's father, William Henry McCarty, was a
Brian McCarty at the Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art and "KON©EPT", the first major photographic exhibition in Zagreb after the Croatian War of Independence. McCarty worked as an in-house photographer for Mattel Toys (1999-2002), primarily on the Hot Wheels brand of toys. In 2003 McCarty founded the photo studio McCarty PhotoWorks in West Hollywood, California. Through the studio, McCarty created collaborative work with a number of well-known artists from the Art-Toy and Pop Surrealist movements, including Mark Ryden, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Joe Ledbetter, Amanda Visell, Michelle Valigura, Greg "Craola" Simkins, FriendsWithYou, Andrew Bell, Jeremy Fish, Luke Chueh, Mario “MARS-1” Martinez,