Good Morning Friends,
If there is someone out there who would be liking some information on the A&C History, please feel free to post or email me directly at Ralj7@AOL.com, I will do my best to answer your question.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

thank you for this option. I am trying to find material on the arts and crafts movement and its varioius connections to working toward social justice. Any directions will be appreciated. D.

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Originally posted by Daniele:
thank you for this option. I am trying to find material on the arts and crafts movement and its various connections to working toward social justice. Any directions will be appreciated. D.

Good Morning Daniel,

Today as in the time that the Arts and Crafts movent was started the mass production of furniture was so unacceptable that John Ruskin took matters in his own hands to change the making of furniture and put it back into the hands of the craftsmen.
Who was John Ruskin? John Ruskin(1819 - 1900), was the greatest Victorian bar Victoria, was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and importantly here, the pre - eminent art critic of his time.
He provided the impetus that gained respectability for the PRE - Raphaelites.
Ruskin's letter to the times in 1851, supporting the much - derided Pre - Raphaelites for their naturalism and truth to nature, marked the turning point in their perception by the public. In a second letter, he wrote that the Pre - Raphaelites might " lay the foundation of a school of art nobler than the world has seen for 300 years."

This is now known as the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones