Phyllis Ethel Ginger (born 1907)
Phyllis Ginger was born in London on 19 October 1907 and was educated at Tiffin's School, Kingston -upon-Thames. She studied art at the Richmond School (1932-35) and the Central School (1937-9) and was elected to the membership a group of artist-lithographers, the Senefelder Club (1939). During the Second World War, she lived in St John's Wood, in a studio which had once belonged to Harry Furniss, and from there operated as an unofficial war artist, with a permit to sketch in London. Her skill as a topographical artist led to her involvement in the Pilgrim's Trust Scheme, Recording Britain and to Dent's commissioning illustrations to London by Mrs Robert Henrey; the latter instigated a collaboration between artist and author lasting more than thirty years.
At the same time, she had continued to work as a lithographer, producing topographic plates and illustrations to the Puffin story book, Alexander the Circus Pony. She was elected an Associate of the RWS in 1952, becoming a full Member six years later. Moving out of London in 1956, she continued to concentrate on landscape and architectural scenes, but also turned to her own young family as inspiration for drawings and watercolours. In later years, children became her main subject. She lived in Kew until her death on 3 April 2005.
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