TREASURES FROM THE RUSKIN COLLECTION

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. On This Day in 1883 Clement Attlee was born. He wrote of Unto this Last: "it was through this gate that I entered the socialist fold.”
JANUARY 4 Ruskin wrote, "I have to draw a peacock's breast-feather, and paint as much of it [as] I can, without having heaven to dip my brush in." This "Study of a peacock's breast feather" (1873) is an exercise in understanding by close observation and drawing. In the process, Ruskin saw that the tips of each filament were composed of "glowing" tones and "rainbow iridescence". Unsurprisingly, this image makes for our most popular greetings card: buy online http://www.guildofstgeorge.org.uk/shop/
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Page 3 and 4: JANUARY 1 The early 14th century Bo
Page 5: JANUARY 3 "Western Façade of the B
Page 9 and 10: JANUARY 6 Epiphany Charles Fairfax
Page 11 and 12: JANUARY 8 On This Day in 1337: the
Page 13 and 14: JANUARY 10 The Critic as Artist. Ru
Page 15 and 16: JANUARY 12 On This Day in 1895, the
Page 17 and 18: JANUARY 14 DECAYING SPLENDOUR Angel
Page 19 and 20: On This Day in 1879, The Ruskin Soc
Page 21 and 22: JANUARY 17 Another example of Charl
Page 23 and 24: JANUARY 19 Cloisonné Vase (before
Page 25 and 26: On This Day in 1900, John Ruskin di
Page 27 and 28: JANUARY 22 William Hackstoun (1855-
Page 29 and 30: JANUARY 24 On This Day in 1919: the
Page 31 and 32: JANUARY 26 J. M. W. Turner, "View o
Page 33 and 34: JANUARY 28 John Wharlton Bunney, "A
Page 35 and 36: JANUARY 30 "The Templar's Chapel an
Page 37 and 38: JANUARY 31 J. W. Bunney, "The Thame

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