“In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Ruskin (1819–1900), the most influential art critic of the Victorian era, the National Gallery of Art will present more than 90 paintings, watercolors, and drawings created by American artists who were profoundly influenced by Ruskin’s call for a revolutionary change in the practice of art. ‘The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists’ includes a number of recently discovered works never before exhibited publicly. Ruskin’s rejection of traditional academic art and his plea for works that reflected a deep reverence for both the spiritual and scientific qualities of the natural world found a sympathetic audience in America among a group of like-minded artists, architects, scientists, critics, and collectors. ...”
2014 March: John Ruskin, 2021 February: Modern Painters (1843–1860)
Henry Farrer, “On Whitehead, Coast of Maine,” 1875, watercolor on paper
