of his colleagues, who "still feel that art should know its place, which is firmly on a plinth or in a frame." She described his dismissal from the Evening Standard (where he was art critic 1969–84): "on a black day for contemporary art, he was succeeded by the fulminating Brian Sewell." In 2012, Cork wrote "The Healing Presence of Art", an illustrated history of Western art in hospitals. Cork is a Patron of Paintings in Hospitals, a charity that provides art for health and social care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. References Sources Gablik, Suzi. Has Modernism Failed. Thames & Hudson, 1985. Academics of the Courtauld Institute of Art British art critics British art historians John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners Living people People educated at Kingswood School, Bath 1947 births Academics of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British broadcasters People associated with the Fitzwilliam Museum