John McHale (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McHale (artist)

British artist

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1978

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John McHale (August 19, 1922 – November 2, 1978) was a British artist, art theorist, sociologist and future studies searcher.
He was a member of the Independent Group, a British movement (Institute of Contemporary Arts, London) that originated Pop Art which grew out of an interest in American mass culture and post-World War II technologies.He was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.
He was educated in the United Kingdom and the United States of America, with a PhD in Sociology.
After spending a year at Yale University in 1955–1956, he definitely moved to the USA in 1962 to work with the architect Richard Buckminster Fuller on ecological issues and environmental sustainability.
He and his wife, the artist Magda Cordell, then founded their own future studies organization, the Center for Integrative Studies (CIS), to deal with the long-term consequences of scientific and technological developments on mankind future and the environment.