To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters

What can we learn from John Ruskin?

In our age of immediacy, the visionary Victorian artist and critic inspires us to look and to linger. Fierce and encouraging, Ruskin's writings transform our sense of connection to the built environment and the natural world.

Ruskin imagines new ways for 'hand, head and heart' to work together. He teaches us that buildings tell stories; how to travel with more care; the need to respond to our own mental fragility, and to the anxieties of others.  Ruskin tells us how to work more effectively, and more fairly. Above all, he challenges us to keep learning, in small ways and in great.

Dr. Suzanne Fagence Cooper is a writer, broadcaster and curator with expertise in 19th and 20th century British art and culture. She spent 12 years at the V&A Museum, researching the Victorian collections, and is in demand as historical consultant for TV and film. She is an invited lecturer for the Arts Society and Cunard voyages.
Suzanne was Research Curator for Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud (York Art Gallery, 2019). She has written The Model Wife: Effie Gray, Ruskin & Millais and To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters. Her latest book is At Home with Jane and William Morris.
She is curating a new exhibition, 'The Beauty of the Earth: May, Jane & William Morris' for The Arc, Winchester, opening November 2025.
Follow her on Instagram & Bluesky @suzannefagence www.suzannefagencecooper.blogspot.com

• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 7 Feb. 2019

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1787476987

• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787476981

• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 224 g

• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 2.5 x 17.4 cm

• UNSPSC-Code : 55101500 (Printed publications)