Sherwood, S. The Shirley Sherwood Collection. Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art. 1st. Ed. Pub. RBG. Kew. 2019
pp.vii, 312 with fine col. illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Loosely inserted is the RBG’s 4-page, illustrated, invitation card to the private viewing of ‘The Shirley Sherwood Collection. Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art’.
This book is a celebration of the Shirley Sherwood Collection of contemporary botanical art, made over a period of 30 years by Dr Shirley Sherwood and considered the most important private collection of its kind in the world. In 2018 the 1,000th painting was added to the collection, a pocket handkerchief tree by Coral Guest. Showcasing the beauty and diversity of the collection, ‘The Shirley Sherwood Collection’ features 265 botanical paintings by 144 artists from 36 countries.
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