"The spectacular works in this book, all exemplars from Dr Shirley Sherwood's incomparable collection of contemporary botanical art, highlight an artistic practice that infuses accuracy with artistry, and deep love of plants, to create new works that rank with the greatest of the eighteenth and nineteenth century."
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Non-fiction authors from EnglandWomen authors from EnglandUniversity of Oxford alumniBotanists from EnglandWomen born in the 1930s
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Shirley Sherwood
(née Cross; born 1 July 1933) is a British biochemist, botanist, collector of botanical art, author, and philanthropist. She was appointed in the (OBE).
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