R. Dyke Benjamin

Please describe yourself and your areas of interest.

A life long Ruskin student; James Dearden was my mentor and friend

Why did you become a Companion of the Guild?

Published by The American Trust for the British Library, I am the author of “John Ruskin, No Idle Dreamer” …my story is a subtext of this essay.

Web links: victorianweb.org/authors/ruskin/encounters/benjamin.html, www.grolierclub.org/default.aspx?p=v35ListDocument&ID=755383249&listid=11459&listitemid=123148&ssid=166764&dpageid=&listname=Past%20Exhibitions