$15,000 to document and inventory paintings and prints, as well as to organize his writings on art. Born in Brooklyn, McNeil trained as a painter at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League as well as with Hans Hofmann. McNeil’s work ranges from classic, geometric Cubism to later figural abstraction and printmaking-all distinguished by an expressive and confident use of color and gesture.

$15,000 toward Cauldron of Excitement: The Paintings of George McNeil, a traveling retrospective exhibition with catalogue organized by director Kathleen Monaghan. Born in Brooklyn, McNeil trained as a painter at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League as well as with Hans Hofmann. McNeil’s work ranges from classic, geometric Cubism to his later figurative painting and printmaking, distinguished by an expressive use of color.