Janet Wolfson de Botton
British art collector and philanthropist (born 1952)
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Dame Janet Frances de Botton (née Wolfson; formerly Green[1]) is a British art collector and philanthropist.[1]
- art collector
- philanthropist
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| Born | Janet Frances Wolfson |
| Other names | Janet Green |
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| Relatives | Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet (grandfather) |
Family
Janet de Botton is the eldest daughter of Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson and his wife Ruth (née Sterling), who married in 1949, and a granddaughter of Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet, founder of the Great Universal Stores family; she was previously married to the broadcasting executive Michael Green. Her late husband, Swiss financier Gilbert de Botton, sold Global Asset Management for £234 million in 1999.[1]
Career
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.[2] In 2010, she donated a ceiling painting by Twombly to the Louvre's Salle de Bronzes.[3] 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.[4]
Distinctions
Fortune
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.[6][7] According to the Sunday Times Giving List in 2020, de Botton gave £65.1 million to charitable causes in 2019.[8]
