Background
McNeil, George Joseph was born on February 22, 1908 in Brooklyn. Son of James Henry and Julia Anna (Kenney) McNeil.
McNeil, George Joseph was born on February 22, 1908 in Brooklyn. Son of James Henry and Julia Anna (Kenney) McNeil.
Student, Pratt Institute, 1927-1929; student, Art Students League, 1930-1931, 32-33; student, Hans Hofmann School Fine Art, 1933-1936; Bachelor of Science, Columbia Teachers College, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia Teachers College, 1946; Doctor of Education, Columbia Teachers College, 1952; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Pratt Institute, 1985; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Maryland. Institute College Art, 1988; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University Hartford, 1990.
Assistant professor, U. Wyoming, 1946-1948; associate dean, professor, Pratt Institute, 1948-1974; professor emeritus, Pratt Institute, 1974-1995. Guest professor University of California-Berkeley, 1956-1957. Artist-in-residence TamarindInst., 1971, 75, 76, 80.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Institute Arts and Letters (award 1982).
Married Dora Tamler, February 8, 1936. Children: Helen, James.