| Ginger Gilmour | |
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| Born | Virginia Hasenbein 19 January 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Residence | Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex, England |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | David Gilmour (divorced) |
| Website | |
| www.gingerart.net | |
Ginger Gilmour, (born Virginia Hasenbein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA[1] on 19 January 1949,[1] is an artist[1] and former model,[2] and the first wife of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.
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From 1962–1966 Ginger studied at Wayne High School, Wayne, Michigan, and graduated Cum Laude.[3] She then undertook a two-year foundation course in Chemical Engineering and Art at Michigan State University.[3]
She met David Gilmour in Ann Arbor, Michigan in October 1971, while accompanying her then boyfriend backstage at a Pink Floyd concert.[4] She described their meeting as "love at first sight"[4] and they married on 7 July 1975[1][4] with the wedding reception held at Abbey Road Studios. She had four children with him[4]: Alice (born 1976), Clare (born 1979), Sara (born 1983, a fashion model[5]), and Matthew (born 1986). The children originally attended a Waldorf School, but David called their education there "horrific".[6]
Ginger is depicted on the inner sleeve of his 1978 eponymous first solo album. They separated during Pink Floyd's 1987-89 world tour. David remarried journalist & author Polly Samson 1994.
Gilmour studied for eight years with the English artist, Cecil Collins.[1] She now works from her 15th-century farmhouse[4] near Yapton, West Sussex,[7] where she has created several studios.[4] A recurring theme in her work is angels.[4] She also teaches art,[4] and a form of esoteric healing called 'Mental Colour Healing'.
Her work has been exhibited in a number of galleries and other venues,[8] including[8] Mall Galleries, London, Arundel Castle and the German Embassy in London. She has also worked in partnership with California-based artists Dana Lynne Anderson and Annie Harrison under the 'Renowned Artist' brand.[9]
She has been commissioned to produce work for gardens at the Hampton Court Flower Show and BBC Gardeners' World.[8][10] and has illustrated books by Phil Murray.[8]
As of July 2011, her 11-foot sculpture inspired by the Olympic Games is installed at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.[11]
She is a member of the Society of Women Artists[4] and in June 2007 received a British Red Cross Award for 'Services to Humanity'.[8][12]
Books illustrated by Gilmour:
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