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Kenneth Clark
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English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster (1903–1983)
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Kenneth Clark was a British art historian, historian, university teacher, and writer. Born in London in 1903, he was educated at Trinity College and Winchester College. He worked at the University of Oxford and held the position of chairperson. His professional affiliations included the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
Clark received several honors, including the Order of the Companions of Honour, the Order of Merit, the Commander of the Legion of Honour, and the title of baron. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy. His notable works include *Ruskin at Oxford*, *Leonardo da Vinči*, and *Landscape into art*. He died in Hythe in 1983. His archives are held at Tate Britain, and his works are in the collections of the Tate and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. He had two children, Alan Clark and Colin Clark.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1903
- Died
- 1983
- Works
- 217
Top works
- Rječnik tema i simbola u umjetnosti
- "Ruskin at Oxford."
- Leonardo da Vinči
- Landscape into art
- Nous, les Nègres
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
London, England, UK
Known for
- Make Me Up — self2018
- Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words — Self (archive footage)2011
- In the Beginning — Narrator1975
- Civilisation — Himself - Host1969
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Kenneth Mackenzie Clark , ( 1903-07-13 ) 13 July 1903, Mayfair , London, England
- Died
- 21 May 1983 (1983-05-21) (aged 79), Hythe, Kent , England
- Alma mater
- Winchester College , Trinity College, Oxford
- Occupations
- Art historian Museum director Broadcaster Author
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Winifred "Jane" Martin, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; died 1976 ) Nolwen de Janzé-Rice, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
- Children
- 3, including Alan and Colin
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Hythe
- Child
- Colin Clark
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Noble title
- baron
- Image
- Sir Kenneth Clark conducting.png
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1903-07-13
- date of death
- 1983-05-21
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- name in native language
- Kenneth Clark
- Commons category
- Kenneth Clark
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- P12749
- Rolex
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was a British art historian, museum director and broadcaster. His expertise covered a wide range of artists and periods, but he is particularly associated with Italian Renaissance art, most of all that of Leonardo da Vinci. After running two art galleries in the 1930s and 1940s, he came to wider public notice on television, presenting a succession of programmes on the arts from the 1950s to the 1970s, the largest and best known being the Civilisation series in 1969.
The son of rich parents, Clark was introduced to the arts at an early age. Among his early influences were the writings of John Ruskin, which instilled in him the belief that everyone should have access to great art. After coming under the influence of the art experts Bernard Berenson and Roger Fry, Clark was appointed director of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford aged twenty-seven, and three years later he was put in charge of Britain's National Gallery. His twelve years there saw the gallery transformed to make it accessible and inviting to a wider public. During the Second World War, when the collection was moved from London for safe keeping, Clark made the building available for a series of daily concerts which proved a celebrated morale booster during the Blitz.
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