Background
Wardlaw, George Melvin was born on April 9, 1927 in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Wiley and Lillie Lee (Tapp) Wardlaw.
Wardlaw, George Melvin was born on April 9, 1927 in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Wiley and Lillie Lee (Tapp) Wardlaw.
Student, Memphis State University, 1950. Student, University Tennessee, 1950. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Memphis Academy Arts, 1951.
Master of Fine Arts, University Mississippi, 1955.
Instructor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1952-1955; instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1955-1956; assistant professor, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1956-1963; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1968; professor, department chairman art, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1968-1990; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1990.
With United States Navy, 1945-1946.
Married Judy Ellen Spivack, September 8, 1957. Children: Gregory, Sarah, Steven.