Frances Corner
Frances Marie Corner, OBE, FRSA (née Agnew; born 25 February 1959) is a British art and design historian and academic, specialising in fashion. Since 2019, she has been Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London. On 23 November 2020, staff announced a vote of no confidence in Prof. Corner,[1] the no-confidence motion being backed by 87% of those who voted.
She was previously head of the London College of Fashion from 2005 to 2019, and a pro vice-chancellor of University of the Arts London from 2013 to 2019. She taught at the University of Gloucestershire and London Metropolitan University, before joining the London College of Fashion.[2][3]
Personal life[]
In 1980, the then Frances Marie Agnew married Anthony Peter Corner. Together, they have one son.[2]
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Corner was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the fashion industry.[4]
Selected works[]
- Corner, Frances (2014). Why fashion matters. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0500517376.
References[]
- ^ "Hundreds of academics back no-confidence vote at Goldsmiths". Research Professional News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Corner, Prof. Frances Marie". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U250965. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Professor Frances Corner OBE announced as next Warden". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Frances Corner is One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018". The Business of Fashion. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019. - ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. pp. 9–10.
External links[]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- British art historians
- Women art historians
- Academics of the University of Gloucestershire
- Academics of London Metropolitan University
- Academics of the London College of Fashion
- Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire