From the archive: a daughter remembers-Helen McNeil on the life and art of her father

On the occasion of the 2002 George McNeil retrospective at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, the following essay by Helen McNeil, daughter of the artist, was published.

My perspective on George McNeil’s work is inevitably colored by my life experience of its maker. —Helen McNeil

Helen McNeil is a writer and critic based in Truro, MA and New York. She taught for many years at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.