Shirley Sherwood

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

Shirley Sherwood
Born
Shirley Angela Cross

(1933-07-01)1 July 1933[1]
St. Albans, England[1]
EducationUniversity of Oxford
OccupationAuthor
Known forInterest in botanical illustration
Notable work
See Bibliography
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1977; died 2020)​
Children2 sons
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanic Art

Early life

She was born Shirley Cross.[2] Sherwood was educated at St Anne's College, Oxford.

Career

She is primarily a collector of,[3] and author of books about,[3][4] botanical illustrations. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens is named after her.[3] 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".[5]

She is a vice-president of the Nature in Art Trust.[6]

Honours

Sherwood was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to botanical art.[7]

Personal life

In 1977, Sherwood married the businessman James Sherwood,[2][8] who appeared in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List.[9]

Her sons, Simon and Charles, from her previous marriage adopted his surname.[2]

Bibliography
  • The Art of Plant Evolution (2009), by Dr Shirley Sherwood and Dr W John Kress
  • Contemporary Botanical Artists: The Shirley Sherwood Collection (1996); 2nd edition 2003[10]
  • A New Flowering: 1000 Years of Botanical Art (2005), by Shirley Sherwood, Stephen Harris & Barrie Edward Juniper
  • Treasures of Botanical Art: Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew Collections (2008), by Shirley Sherwood and Martyn Rix
  • A Passion For Plants: Contemporary Botanical Masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood Collection (2001)
  • Venice Simplon Orient-Express: The Return of the World's Most Celebrated Train (1983); 2nd edition 1985; 3rd edition 1990; 4th edition 1996

See also

References
  1. "Sherwood, Shirley 1933-". encyclopedia.com. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. Adeney, Martin (11 June 2020). "James Sherwood obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  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.
  4. See Bibliography
  5. "Woman's Hour: Shirley Sherwood". BBC. 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  6. "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  7. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 12.
  8. "Dr Shirley Sherwood to Guest Curate Botanical ArtExhibition". Orient Express. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  9. "Sunday Times - Rich List". The Times. London.
  10. "Review of Contemporary Botanical Artists: The Shirley Sherwood Collection". Publishers Weekly. 17 March 2003.


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