Suzanne Fagence Cooper
British non-fiction writer
Suzanne Elizabeth Fagence Cooper is a British non-fiction writer who has written extensively on the Pre-Raphaelites and Victorian women, as well as the English artists and social reformers John Ruskin and Jane and William Morris.
Education and career
Fagence Cooper received a BA in history from University of Oxford and spent 12 years as a curator of the Victorian collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum where she co-curated The Victorian Vision exhibition in 2001. She is an honorary visiting fellow of the University of York.
As well as writing, Fagence Cooper is a design consultant and has worked with the BBC Channel 4 and was a historical consultant for the 2013 film The Invisible Woman. She was a contributor to Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone for BBC television, including providing a factual, historical perspective on the way Victorian lives can be presented in museums. She is also a Companion of the Guild of St George.
Personal life
Fagence Cooper lives near York and is married to John Cooper. They have two daughters, Rosalind and Beatrice.
Selected publications
Victorians at Home and Abroad. London: V & A Publications, 2001.
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