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Wendy Snyder MacNeil

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Wendy Snyder MacNeil
Born(1943-10-15)October 15, 1943
DiedJuly 20, 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 72)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • filmmaker
  • professor

Wendy Snyder MacNeil (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2016) was an American photographer, filmmaker and professor.[1][2] MacNeil is known primarily for her portrait photography.[3]

Early life and education

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In the late 1960s, MacNeil was a student of the photographer Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.[3]

Career

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From 1976 to 2007, MacNeil was a professor of art at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[2] In 1973 she was named as a Guggenheim fellow.[2]

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[4] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[5] Her archive is held by the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Light Inside: Wendy Snyder Macneil, Photographs and Films | Ryerson Image Centre". ryersonimagecentre.ca.
  2. ^ a b c "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Wendy Snyder MacNeil". gf.org.
  3. ^ a b 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.