John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye

John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye
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Publisher : ABRAMS
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 0810937662
ISBN-13 : 9780810937666
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Book Synopsis John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye by : Susan P. Casteras

Download or read book John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye written by Susan P. Casteras and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1993 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Phelps Gordon, Curator of European Art at the Phoenix Art Museum, relates Ruskin's critical reaction to the art of his time, including the infamous Whistler vs. Ruskin libel trial of 1878 as well as Ruskin's relationships with and aspirations for the artists he supported. Anthony Lacy Gully, Associate Professor of Art History at Arizona State University, explores Ruskin's fascination with the natural world and his clashes with the scientific community. Susan P. Casteras, Curator of Paintings at the Yale Center for British Art and a lecturer in art history at Yale College, looks at Ruskin's theories on museums and their installations as he applied them in his Saint George's Museum, which he founded for the education of the miners of Sheffield


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