Margaret Gardiner (art collector)
Margaret Gardiner | |
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Photographed c. 1932 | |
| Born | Margaret Emilia Gardiner 22 April 1904 Berlin |
| Died | 2 January 2005 (aged 100) |
| Other names | Margaret Emilia Gardiner Bernal |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | |
| Partner | John Desmond Bernal |
| Children | Martin Bernal |
| Father | Alan Gardiner |
| Relatives | Henry Rolf Gardiner (brother) |
Margaret Emilia Gardiner OBE (22 April 1904 – 2 January 2005) was a radical modern British patron of artists and resident of Hampstead, London, from 1932, where she was also a left wing political activist. She was also for a time the partner of Professor John Desmond Bernal. She was known as "Mrs Bernal" for most of her life, but they were never married. In the 1980 Birthday Honours she was awarded an OBE for services to the Pier Arts Centre Trust, Stromness. She was referred to as Margaret Emilia Gardiner Bernal on the list.