John Piper Seaton Delaval,” by John Piper 1941Oil on canvas laid on wood; Presented by Sir Kenneth Clark (later Lord Clark of Saltwood) through the Contemporary Art Society 1946, via Tate “Looking for ...

When she was a mere sprout of 14, Mary Beard tuned into the first episode of Sir Kenneth Clark’s famous BBC documentary, Civilisation, and felt a “slight tingle.” “It had never struck me ...

In 1938, he "became" Sir Kenneth Clark, and in 1969 he was given a peerage and "became" Lord Clark of Saltwood. Saltwood is a castle of 11th-century origins, which was restored as the home of ...

Oxford's Sir Kenneth Clark respects and admires the faceless art of abstract expressionism, but he does not think it will be around forever. At Wellesley last week, he prophesied: "The ...

Michael Gill, 81, who directed the popular miniseries "Civilisation" (1969), with Sir Kenneth Clark as presenter, and followed it with "America" (1972), presented by Alistair Cooke, died Oct. 20 ...

The British critic Sir Kenneth Clark wrote once that he understood a certain private collection of Fragonard's rococo oils when he looked at the same owner's collection of butterflies. The ...

SIR KENNETH CLARK, director of the National Gallery, has sent the following notes referring to the article on “The National Gallery in War-time” by Mr. F. Ian G. Rawlins which appears on p ...