Helen Gardiner

Helen E. Gardiner
Born (1938-07-18)July 18, 1938
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died July 22, 2008(2008-07-22) (aged 70)
Caledon East, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death Cancer
Resting place Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Residence Toronto & Caledon East, Ontario
Occupation Art Collector, Philanthropist
Known for Gardiner Museum
Religion Anglican
Spouse(s) 2) George R. Gardiner
Children Lindsay (daughter)
Awards Order of Canada (2007)

Helen E. Gardiner CM (née McMinn) (July 18, 1938 – July 22, 2008) was a Canadian philanthropist.

Biography

She was born in 1938 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario to a working family. She later moved to Toronto with her family and attended York University and Christie's Fine Arts School in London. She later married businessman George R. Gardiner, with whom she co-founded the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts in Toronto.[1]

She was awarded the Order of Canada in 2007. Helen Gardiner died of cancer in Caledon.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Helen Gardiner, co-founder of Toronto's Gardiner Museum, dead at age 70
  2. ↑ Helen Gardiner's passion helped found museum


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