Janet Wolfson de Botton
Dame Janet Frances de Botton,DBE(néeWolfson;formerlyGreen;born 31 March 1952[1]) is a British art collector and philanthropist.[1]
Janet de Botton is the eldest daughter ofLord Wolfsonand his wife, Ruth (née Sterling), who married in 1949, and a granddaughter of SirIsaac Wolfson,founder of theGreat Universal Storesfamily; she is the former wife of the broadcasting executiveMichael Green.Her late husband, Swiss financierGilbert de Botton,soldGlobal Asset Managementfor £234m in 1999.[1]
In June 2010, the Wolfson Foundation announced the appointment of de Botton as the new Chairman following a unanimous decision by the Trustees. De Botton has been a Trustee of Tate and Chairman of the Council ofTate Modern.[2]
In 2007, she appeared at number 22 (down from number 18, in 2006) in theSunday Times Rich List,with an estimated personal fortune of £285 million.[1]She is a prominent collector of modern art.[3][4]In 1996, she presented 60 works of art to the Tate, including examples byCarl Andre,Richard Artschwager,Gilbert & George,Richard Long,Cindy Sherman,Roni Horn,Gary Hume,Nancy Spero,Andy WarholandBill Woodrow.[5]
She was appointedCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire(CBE) in2006and elevated toDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire(DBE) in the2013 Birthday Honoursfor charitable services to the arts.[6]
According to theSunday TimesGiving Listin 2020,de Botton gave £65.1 million to charitable causes in 2019.[7]
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[edit]- ^abcdSunday Times Rich List 2007;the year of birth is derived fromher profilehere.
- ^"New Chairman Announced"Archived2011-07-22 at theWayback Machine,Wolfson Foundation; retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^"Life and times of Michael Green",BBC News, Monday, 20 October 2003; accessed 21 September 2010.
- ^"Gilbert de Botton",The Telegraph,obituaries, 30 August 2000; accessed 17 March 2014.
- ^Tate: Janet Wolfson de Botton,"In 1996 Janet Wolfson de Botton presented 60 contemporary works to Tate..."; accessed 21 September 2010.
- ^"No. 60534".The London Gazette(Supplement). 15 June 2013. pp. 7–7.
- ^Griffiths, Alastair McCall and Sian."Sunday Times Giving List 2020: Stormzy breaks new ground".The Times.ISSN0140-0460.Retrieved9 October2020.
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