The Whitworth_ART AND SOCIAL MAKING Summary: Until quite recently, John Ruskin was often seen as a neo-conservative or reactionary figure, vainly hoping to hold back the tides of progress and industry through a belief in handcraft and tradition. Type: News item Owner: Whitworth Art Gallery   Contact email: robertkparkinson@gmail.com Last modified: 10/04/2019 Link to this document: https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=42618 Edit (only Administrators)