Shirley Angela Sherwood OBE (née Cross, born 1 July 1933) is a British writer, botanist and philanthropist.
Shirley Sherwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shirley Angela Cross 1 July 1933[1] |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Interest in botanical illustration |
| Notable work | See Bibliography |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 sons |
Early life edit
She was born Shirley Cross.[2] Sherwood was educated at St Anne's College, Oxford. She took a bachelor's degree in botany and a D.Phil. working on a project that led to tagamet.[3]
Career edit
She is primarily a collector of,[4] and author of books about,[4][5] botanical illustrations. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens is named after her.[4] It was 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".[6]
She is a vice-president of the Nature in Art Trust.[7]
Honours edit
Sherwood was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to botanical art.[8]
Personal life edit
In 1977, Sherwood married the businessman James Sherwood,[2][9] who appeared in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List.[10]
Her sons, Simon and Charles, from her previous marriage adopted his surname.[2]
Bibliography edit
- 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[11]
- 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
- Shirley A. M. Cross (1977) Localization of histamine and histamine H2-receptor antagonists in the gastric mucosa The Histochemical Journal 9 pages 619–644
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Sherwood, Shirley 1933-". encyclopedia.com. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Adeney, Martin (11 June 2020). "James Sherwood obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Shirley Sherwood". The Shirley Sherwood Collection. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ See Bibliography
- ^ "Woman's Hour: Shirley Sherwood". BBC. 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 12.
- ^ "Dr Shirley Sherwood to Guest Curate Botanical ArtExhibition". Orient Express. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Sunday Times - Rich List". The Times. London.
- ^ "Review of Contemporary Botanical Artists: The Shirley Sherwood Collection". Publishers Weekly. 17 March 2003.
External links edit
- "Meet Dr Shirley Sherwin". YouTube. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
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