About Dorothy Stroud
Lived 1910 – 1997 (aged 87). Dorothy Stroud was a British art historian and biographer.
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. George Dance, architect, 1741–1825. Faber & Faber, London, 1971.
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Who was Dorothy Stroud?
English historian
When was Dorothy Stroud born?
Dorothy Stroud was born on 11 January 1910 in London.
When did Dorothy Stroud die?
Dorothy Stroud died on 27 December 1997 in London.
What was Dorothy Stroud's occupation?
Dorothy Stroud was an art historian and biographer.
What nationality was Dorothy Stroud?
Dorothy Stroud was British.
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