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English museum curator and biographer (1910–1997)

Dorothy Nancy Stroud
MBE
Born(1910-01-11)11 January 1910
London, United Kingdom
Died27 December 1997(1997-12-27) (aged 87)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Known forArt History, Arts administration
A memorial at Croome Park

Dorothy Nancy Stroud MBE (11 January 1910 – 27 December 1997) was an English museum curator and biographer.

After Stroud died in 1997 her ashes went to Croome Park. A plaque by the statue of Capability Brown records her role in renewing interest in his life and works.

Selected publications

  • Capability Brown. Country Life, 1950. (2nd, Country Life, 1957) (3rd, Faber & Faber, London, 1975)
  • The architecture of Sir John Soane. Studio Books, 1961.
  • Humphry Repton. Country Life, 1962.
  • Henry Holland, his life and architecture. Country Life, 1966. ISBN 9781199539489
  • George Dance, architect, 1741–1825. Faber & Faber, London, 1971.

References

  1. "Obituary: Dorothy Stroud | Obituaries | News | The Independent". independent.co.uk. January 1998. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. "Dictionary of Art Historians". arthistorians.info. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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