Harry Neyland

Background

Neyland, Harry was born on August 9, 1877 in McKean Eric County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George W. and Alletta F. (Wood) Neyland.

Education

Educated Pennsylvania State Normal College, Edinboro. Art education, Zenerian Art College, Columbus, Ohio, Art Students’ League, New York, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, Julian Academy and Colarossi Academy, Paris.

Career

1 son, Eugene. Painter and sculptor. Director Swain Free School of Design, 1911-1930. Has exhibited at National Academy Design (New York), Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts (Philadelphia), Royal Canadian Academy, Montreal Art Association, Ontario Society of Artists, et cetera

Represented in collections of Pratt Institute, Boston Art Club, New Bedford (Massachusetts) Country Club, Marine History Association (Mystic, Connecticut), Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia, and in many private collections.

Active in whaling; organized the Whalemen’s Club, Incorporated, New York Bedford, Massachusetts. Purchased the “Charles West. Morgan” (oldest whaleship in the world) and interested others in forming “Whaling Enshrined, Indiana,” located at Round Hill, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where whaling relics and ship were on view until roads were destroyed and ship and dock damaged by hurricane, September 21, 1938.

Ship has been presented to Marine History Association, Mystic, Connecticut.

Achievements

• Harry Neyland has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member.; Clubs: Providence Art, Boston Art, New Bedford Yacht, et cetera collaborator and illustrator: Cap’n George Fred, 1928.

Connections

Married Jeanette Vermorel, August 5, 1909 (died 1932).

Father:

George West. Neyland

Mother:

Alletta F. (Wood) Neyland

Spouse:

Jeanette Vermorel