Ellen WIRTH

WIRTH, Ellen Hinderer October 30, 1956 - June 28, 2012 Ellen died at home on June 28th, 2012, after a six year battle with brain cancer. Ellen was born in Pasadena on October 30th, 1956, to mother Rosamund and father Verne Hinderer, and grew up in Los Angeles. Ellen was very interested in art, architecture and landscape design. Her family was involved in the contemporary art world, and this was a major influence for her. This led to her successful career managing operations at cultural institutions including the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Getty Museum, the UCLA Hammer Museum, and Tree People. In addition, her interest in gardening evolved into professsional work in landscape design. Ellen was a loving sister and daughter, a great animal lover, a supportive friend, and most of all a proud mother. She was very involved with her son Hugo's school and volunteered regularly at the school library. Ellen valued good work in all its forms, and this aesthetic was evident in how she lived her life and the influence she had on those around her. She had a clear sense of what she liked and what was good, and this inner compass steered her through a very full life, which was well lived in every sense. Ellen is survived by her son, Hugo Budd, husband Harold Budd, mother Rosamund Felsen, brothers Tony Hinderer and Jimmy Hinderer, sister Suzanne Felsen, previous stepfather Sidney Felsen, and stepmother Nancy Hinderer.