Dorothy Stroud

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.[1][2]

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.

  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.