Wendy Snyder MacNeil (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2016) was an American photographer, filmmaker and professor.[1][2] MacNeil is known primarily for her portrait photography.[3]
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| Born | October 15, 1943 |
| Died | July 20, 2016 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Early life and education
editIn the late 1960s, MacNeil was a student of the photographer Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.[3]
Career
editFrom 1976 to 2007, MacNeil was a professor of art at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[2] In 1973 she was named as a Guggenheim fellow.[2]
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[4] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[5] Her archive is held by the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Light Inside: Wendy Snyder Macneil, Photographs and Films | Ryerson Image Centre". ryersonimagecentre.ca.
- ^ a b c "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Wendy Snyder MacNeil". gf.org.
- ^ a b Kustanczy, Catherine (March 31, 2016). "The Penetrating Portraits of an Overlooked Photographer". Hyperallergic. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "W. (Wendy) Snyder MacNeil: Ronald and Jazimina". mfah.org.
- ^ "Adrian Sesto". www.metmuseum.org.