Dr. Shirley Sherwood is a collector of, and author of books about, botanical illustration

Botanical illustration

Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, colour, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolour paintings. These are often printed with a botanical description in book, magazines, and other media...

s. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens houses her collection, and is named after her. It is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Sherwood has been described as "the driving force behind a revival of interest in botanical art".

She is a Vice-President of the Nature in Art

Nature in Art

Nature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, England, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media...

 Trust. Her husband is railway and shipping magnate James B. Sherwood

James Sherwood

James B. Sherwood is an American-born, British-based businessman.-Early life:Sherwood grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and earned a degree in economics from Yale University. Sherwood learned about shipping first in the U.S. Navy, spending three years as a cargo officer, and then working for U.S...

, who featured in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List

Sunday Times Rich List

The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement by British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times since 1989...

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