Janet Wolfson de Botton
Dame Janet Frances de Botton,
Janet de Botton is the eldest daughter of
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 of Tate Modern.[2]
In 2007, she appeared at number 22 (down from number 18, in 2006) in the Sunday 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 by Carl Andre, Richard Artschwager, Gilbert & George, Richard Long, Cindy Sherman, Roni Horn, Gary Hume, Nancy Spero, Andy Warhol and Bill Woodrow.[5]
She was appointed
According to the Sunday Times Giving List in 2020, de Botton gave £65.1 million to charitable causes in 2019.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Sunday Times Rich List 2007; the year of birth is derived from her profile here.
- ^ "New Chairman Announced" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback 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.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
