Misplaced Pages

Wendy Snyder MacNeil
Born	(1943-10-15)October 15, 1943
Died	July 20, 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 72)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupations	Photographer filmmaker professor

Wendy Snyder MacNeil (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2016) was an American photographer, filmmaker and professor. MacNeil is known primarily for her portrait photography.

Early life and education

In the late 1960s, MacNeil was a student of the photographer Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.

Career

From 1976 to 2007, MacNeil was a professor of art at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). In 1973 she was named as a Guggenheim fellow.

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her archive is held by the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto.

References

1. ^ "The Light Inside: Wendy Snyder Macneil, Photographs and Films | Ryerson Image Centre". ryersonimagecentre.ca.
2. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Wendy Snyder MacNeil". gf.org.
3. ^ Kustanczy, Catherine (March 31, 2016). "The Penetrating Portraits of an Overlooked Photographer". Hyperallergic. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
4. "W. (Wendy) Snyder MacNeil: Ronald and Jazimina". mfah.org.
5. "Adrian Sesto". www.metmuseum.org.

• 1943 births
• 2016 deaths
• 20th-century American photographers
• 21st-century American photographers
• 20th-century American women artists
• 21st-century American women artists
• Rhode Island School of Design faculty
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni