Kynaston mcshine biography of michael

(Kynaston L. McShine, Kynaston Leigh McShine)

PERSONAL:

Born February 20, 1935, in Port of Spain, Trinidad; son of Austen H.

McShine. Education:Dartmouth College, A.B., 1958; graduate study at University of Michigan, 1958-59, and New York University, 1960-64.

ADDRESSES:

Home—New York, NY. Office—Museum of Modern Art, 11 W.

53rd St., New York, NY 10019-5497.

CAREER:

Writer, editor, curator. Jewish Museum, New York, NY, curator of painting and sculpture, 1965-68, acting director, 1967-68; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, associate curator, 1968-71, curator, 1971-80, senior curator of painting and sculpture, 1980-2001, acting chief curator of painting and sculpture, 2002, chief curator at large, 2003—.

Hunter College of the City University of New York, assistant professor, 1968-69; School of Visual Arts, lecturer in art history, 1969-76. Member of visual arts committee, New York City Cultural Council and New York State Council on the Arts; mem