biography of Allan MCNAB (1901-?)

Birth place: Swaythling, England

Addresses: Savannah, GA

Profession: Painter, printmaker

Studied: Royal Col. Art, London (M.A., 1929); Ecole Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1929-30.

Exhibited: Royal Acad., London; Royal Scottish Acad.; Royal Soc. Painters & Etchers; New Eng. Art Club; AIC. Awards: Chicago Lighting Inst. Award, Mus. Lighting, 1963.

Member: Royal Geog. Soc.; Chelsea A. Cl., London; Archit. League, NY; A. Cl. Chicago; Tavern Cl. Chicago.

Work: Brit. Mus.; also in galleries, Australia, Italy, France & Holland.

Comments: Positions: design dir., Norman Bel Geddes, 1938-45; art dir., Life mag., 1945-50; dir., Lowe Gal., 1950-55; chmn., Southern Art Mus. Dirs. Assn., 1953-54; dir., Soc. Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla., 1955-56; adv., Nat. Mus., Havana, Cuba, 1955-59; asst. dir., AIC, 1956-57, assoc. dir., 1957-59, dir. admin., 1959-66; consult., bldg. new mus., City of Oakland, Calif., 1962-; mem. art adv. panel, Internal Revenue Serv., 1966-69; art consult., Mayo Found., 1967-; trustee, Minn. Mus. Art, Saint Paul; trustee, Allentown Mus. Art, Pa.; dir., Telfair Acad. Arts & Sci., Savannah, Ga.