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A Short Biography
John Ruskin (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900)
was an English author, poet and artist, although more famous for his work as art critic and social critic. His Modern
Painters series were responsible for the early popularity of the artist Joseph Mallord William Turner and the pre-Raphaelite movement.
Ruskin was born in London, and spent much of his childhood in Croydon. He was educated at the University of Oxford (Christ
Church), where he was awarded a prize for poetry, his earliest interest. It was
there that he met Turner. He also worked with the artists Rossetti, Millais, Holman Hunt, John Brett and John
William Inchbold. Millais would in due course marry Effie Gray, who had
been Ruskin's wife from 1848 until their marriage was annulled.
His later works influenced many Trade Union leaders of the Victorian era. He was also the inspiration for the Arts and Crafts Movement, the founding of the National Trust, and of the Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings.
Ruskin taught first at the Working Men's College in London, and then at Oxford University as Slade Professor of
Art. Ruskin College, Oxford is named after
him.
Upon the death of his father (who was a wealthy wine merchant), Ruskin declared that it
was not possible to be a rich socialist and gave away most of his inheritance to educational organizations including the George's Guild in Paddington, the Whitelands College in Chelsea and the John Ruskin School in Camberwell.
He was also friends with Sir Henry Acland. He is also known for
his essay on economy Unto This Last.
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General Articles, Texts and Web Sites on Ruskin
Venice / Venezia / Venedig / Benátky
A Ruskin Bibliography
John Ruskin in Czech
Modern Painters Volume I
Mornings in Florence
Sesame and Lilies
The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization
The King of the Golden River
The King of the Golden River
Ruskin's The King of the Golden River, and Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderul Cats (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, 1921)
The Queen of the Air, Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm
The Stones of Venice: Introductory Chapters and Local Indices (Printed Separately) for the Use of Travellers While Staying in Venice and Verona
Unto This Last
Ruskin's Unto This Last: A Paraphrase by M. K. Gandhi
The Two Paths
Val d'Arno: Ten Lectures on the Tuscan Art Directly Antecedent to the Florentine Year of Victories
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