Our teachers in art--Ruskin and his school--have repeatedly told us of late that we must not expect a revival of art as long as handicraft remains what it is; they have shown how Greek and mediæval art were daughters of handicraft, how one was feeding the other.
Kropotkin references art critics who argue that true artistic revival is impossible without a strong foundation in handicraft.
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