Shirley Sherwood

Shirley Sherwood
Born (1933-07-01)1 July 1933[1]
St. Albans, England[1]
Alma mater University of Oxford
Occupation Author
Known for Interest in botanical illustration
Notable work See Bibliography
Spouse(s) James B. Sherwood
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanic Art

Shirley Angela Sherwood OBE (born 1 July 1933) is a British writer, botanist and philanthropist.

She is primarily a collector of,[2] and author of books about,[2][3] botanical illustrations. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens is named after her.[2] It is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Sherwood has been described as a "driving force behind a revival of interest in botanical art".[4]

Sherwood was educated at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is a Vice-President of the Nature in Art Trust.[5] Her husband is railway and shipping magnate James B. Sherwood,[6] who featured in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List.[7]

Sherwood was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to botanical art.[8]

Bibliography

  • The Art of Plant Evolution, by Dr Shirley Sherwood and Dr W John Kress
  • Contemporary Botanical Artists: The Shirley Sherwood Collection
  • A New Flowering: 1000 Years of Botanical Art, by Shirley Sherwood, Stephen Harris & Barrie Edward Juniper
  • Treasures of Botanical Art: Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew Collections, by Shirley Sherwood and Martyn Rix
  • A Passion For Plants: Contemporary Botanical Masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood Collection

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sherwood, Shirley 1933-". encyclopedia.com. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ See Bibliography
  4. ↑ "Woman's Hour: Shirley Sherwood". BBC. 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Dr Shirley Sherwood to Guest Curate Botanical ArtExhibition". Orient Express. 2005-01-18. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sunday Times - Rich List". The Times. London.
  8. ↑ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 12.


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