Gisela R. McBride was born and raised in Berlin. At the end of World War II, she moved to London, emigrated to Canada in 1957, and finally moved to the United States. At the age of 62, Ms. McBride graduated with a liberal arts degree from Pennsylvania State University. An avid painter, she has exhibited her work throughout Pennsylvania and in Washington, DC. While living in Washington, DC, she was a foreign language docent at the National Gallery of Art. Ms. McBride currently lives in Carlisle, PA.
