Background
McGunigle, Dorothy Greene was born on January 24, 1914 in Providence. Daughter of Dutee Thomas and Carrie May (Stewart) Greene.
McGunigle, Dorothy Greene was born on January 24, 1914 in Providence. Daughter of Dutee Thomas and Carrie May (Stewart) Greene.
Graduate, Rhode Island School Design, 1935. Bachelor of Fine Arts (honorary), Rhode Island School Design, 1990.
Interior designer Healy & Helgeson, Providence, 1935-1936, Merriam Company, Providence, 1936-1943. Manager interior decorating department Shepard Company, 1960-1970. Owner Dorothy McGunigle Interiors, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1970-1995.
Retired
Teacher adult education Providence Young Men’s Christian Association, 1958-1959, Cranston High School, 1962, Warwick High School, 1964, East Greenwich High School, 1970-1971. Art shows include: Providence Art Club, 1972, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82. Industrial National Bank, Providence, 1974, 76.
Warwick Public Library, 1980. Consultant history restoration Varnum House Museum, since 1963.
Board directors East Greenwich Preservation Society, 1972—1977, chairman consultation committee history restoration. Member Agency for International Development and American Society Of Interior Designers (visited foreign designers in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia to exchange ideas on projects), Providence Art (picture custodian 1974-1985, chairman ladies board 1978-1979), Providence Pottery and Porcelain (president 1981-1983), Colonial Dames, Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution, Rhode Island School Design Alumni Association.
Married Douglas Campbell McGunigle, June 14, 1941 (deceased 1958). Children: Jane Douglas (deceased), Bruce Campbell.