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Black and white daguerreotype of the clock tower at St Mark's in Venice. The clocktower and the building are across the image, in the foreground people can be seen walking on the street.

In Memoriam: Dr James S. Dearden

27 October 2021

It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of Dr James S. Dearden.

Black and white daguerreotype image of the clock tower at St Mark's in Venice. The clocktower and the building are across the image, in the foreground people can be seen walking on the street. — John Ruskin & John Hobbs: Venice. St. Mark’s and the clock tower from the south, 1850

‘Jim’, as he was known, was the Curator of the Whitehouse Collection at Bembridge School prior to its move to The Ruskin and Brantwood. Over four decades he made important further acquisitions to the original collection, playing a pivotal role in assembling the world’s largest Ruskin archive. His scholarly research on the collection has provided the bedrock on which all subsequent Ruskin scholars rely. Jim’s unfailing willingness to help and encyclopaedic knowledge alike will be sorely missed.

Professor Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin

Howard Hull, Brantwood