Art Historian and Designer
Roy Colin Strong was born on 23 August 1935. He has worked as an art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer.
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Roy Strong
Creating the landscaped gardens of Villa Fontanelle in Como for Versace.
Sir Roy Strong is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He served as director of the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In Como, he created the landscaped gardens of Villa Fontanelle for Versace.
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Museum Director
Strong served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Gardens of Villa Fontanelle
Strong created the landscaped gardens of Villa Fontanelle in Como for Versace.
National Honours
Strong was knighted in 1982 and made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2016.
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Villa Fontanelle
The British garden historian and designer created the villa's landscaped gardens for Versace.
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