Ruskin 1039803 207569840 2008-04-23T10:08:28Z 130.95.187.185 The name Ruskin usually refers to: *'''[[John Ruskin]]''' (1819-1900), an English author, poet and artist, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic, and for his writing on the architecture of Venice. A number of institutions and locations have been named after John Ruskin, including two places in the [[United States]] and one in [[Canada]]. For a short period "Ruskin" was also adopted as a forename. {{TOCright}} ==Places== *[[Ruskin, British Columbia]], Canada In the United States: *[[Ruskin, Florida]] *[[Ruskin, Georgia]] *[[Ruskin, Nebraska]] *[[Ruskin Colony]], a utopian socialist colony which existed in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1899 (the Florida and British Columbia Ruskins were also Ruskinite colonies) ==Institutions== *[[Anglia Ruskin University]], in Cambridge, England *"The Ruskin", the colloquial short form for [[The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art]], Oxford University *[[Ruskin College, Oxford]], an adult education college named after John Ruskin ==Forename== *[[Ruskin Bond]], an Indian author of British descent *[[Ruskin Spear]], a British painter {{disambig}} [[nl:Ruskin]] [[pl:Ruskin]] [[vo:Ruskin]]