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Author: Linda Randall Publisher: Melrose Book Company ISBN: 9781908645098 Category : Art critics' spouses Languages : en Pages : 291
Book Description
Beginning with previously unpublished letters from Effie Gray's childhood, the author has traced the story of the clever little Scots girl who became known as 'The Fair Maid of Perth' and who went on to marry two artistic giants of the 19th century: John Ruskin and John Everett Millais. This is the story of Effie's marriage to John Ruskin.
Author: Linda Randall Publisher: Melrose Book Company ISBN: 9781908645098 Category : Art critics' spouses Languages : en Pages : 291
Book Description
Beginning with previously unpublished letters from Effie Gray's childhood, the author has traced the story of the clever little Scots girl who became known as 'The Fair Maid of Perth' and who went on to marry two artistic giants of the 19th century: John Ruskin and John Everett Millais. This is the story of Effie's marriage to John Ruskin.
Author: Andrew Ballantyne Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780234708 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 254
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John Ruskin (1819–1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriage to Effie Gray, which has cast him in the history books as little more than a Victorian prude. In this book, Andrew Ballantyne rescues Ruskin from the dustbin of history’s trifles to reveal a deeply attuned thinker, one whose copious writings had tremendous influence on all classes of society, from roadmenders to royalty. Ballantyne examines a crucial aspect of Ruskin’s thinking: the notion that art and architecture have moral value. Telling the story of Ruskin’s childhood and enduring devotion to his parents—who fostered his career as a writer on art and architecture—he explores the circumstances that led to Ruskin’s greatest works, such as Modern Painters, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Stones of Venice, and Unto This Last. He follows Ruskin through his altruistic ventures with the urban poor, to whom he taught drawing, motivated by a profound conviction that art held the key to living a worthwhile life. Ultimately, Ballantyne weaves Ruskin’s story into a larger one about Victorian society, a time when the first great industrial cities took shape and when art could finally reach beyond the wealthy elite and touch the lives of everyday people.
Author: Walter Stephen Publisher: Luath Press Ltd ISBN: 1912387778 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 176
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Part of a series of guides following key figures and themes, Walter Stephen explores the life and theories of the Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and urban planner, Sir Patrick Geddes. His renewal work in Edinburgh's Old Town is as visible and impressive today as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries and his concepts such as 'Think Global, Act Local' are just as relevant. The author is an authority on Patrick Geddes and this book forms part of the On the Trail series.
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