Ruskin
Video Clips
Below you will find descriptions
of twelve video clips from the ‘Ruskin Live’ DVD
produced in 2005 by the Ruskin Foundation. Simply click on
the link associated with each clip to view the video clips.
To view the Ruskin video clips you will require Windows Media
Player v. 8 or above. The clips will be most effective when
viewed through a broadband connection.
The Colours of My Carpet
Ruskin reflects on his childhood. (Praeterita)
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Crew of a Wrecked Ship
Ruskin describes what happens to people in a lifeboat and how
they establish laws. (Time and Tide)
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Division of Labour
A description of the ways in which repetitive factory work destroys
men. (Unto this Last)
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Guild of St. George
Ruskin set up a Guild as a way of making some of his ideas into
realities. (Fors)
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The Law of Help
Ruskin talks about the concept of ‘help’. (Modern
Painters)
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No Toys
Ruskin in his autobiography describes having no toys and a harsh
childhood. (Praeterita)
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No Trees
Ruskin describes the terrible future he feels industrialisation
will bring to England. (Two Paths)
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A Rich Man
A short piece about money and wealth. (Unto this Last)
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Two Sailors on an Island
An extended piece where Ruskin describes what happens to two
sailors on an island when they work together, or if one works
for the other. (Unto this Last)
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Seeing Clearly
A short statement on looking. Ruskin believed that being able
to see things clearly was vital in being able to understand
the world. (Modern Painters)
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Splendours of Westminster
Ruskin suggests that any group of people can set up their own
government. (Time and Tide)
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There is no Wealth
This is perhaps Ruskin’s most famous saying, giving his
own definition of wealth (Unto this Last)
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