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Unto This Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin
05 Sep, 2019 - 08 Dec, 2019
2019 marks the bicentenary of the birth of the great nineteenth-century artist and critic John Ruskin. Drawing on the Center鈥檚 rich collection of Ruskin鈥檚 drawings and publications, with significant loans from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions, this exhibition will position Ruskin as a pioneering ecological thinker, social reformer, educator and preservationist. Bringing together an array of diverse materials including paintings, drawings, literary manuscripts, mineral samples and memorabilia, the exhibition will highlight Ruskin鈥檚 impact in his own time and his enduring signi铿乧ance today.
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2019 marks the bicentenary of the birth of the great nineteenth-century artist and critic John Ruskin. Drawing on the Center鈥檚 rich collection of Ruskin鈥檚 drawings and publications, with significant loans from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions, this exhibition will position Ruskin as a pioneering ecological thinker, social reformer, educator and preservationist. Bringing together an array of diverse materials including paintings, drawings, literary manuscripts, mineral samples and memorabilia, the exhibition will highlight Ruskin鈥檚 impact in his own time and his enduring signi铿乧ance today.
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12:00 - 5:00 PM
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