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 ...

“Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation.” The King persuaded Clark to take the job, and in the years to come Clark went on to take several other high-level positions that he believed would ...

Kenneth Clark’s classic documentary series, Civilisation, is to be shown in high definition for the first time. The influential 13-part series, first broadcast in 1969 and telling the story of ...

The subtitle of Civilisation, A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, is almost never mentioned yet significant. While Civilisation must have seemed expansive, and remains impressive in its scope ...

Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation is routinely cited as the gold standard of arts broadcasting, a peerless televisual feat that will never be surpassed, although Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David ...

The chapters on the making of Civilisation are particularly engrossing. All in all, this is one of the best and most enjoyable biographies of the year. Kenneth Clark examining masterpieces in ...

Philip Dodd discusses Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and arts broadcasting with Janina Ramirez, Kim Evans, Gus Casely-Hayford and Charles Uzzell-Edwards, aka artist Pure Evil. Show more What is the ...

W hen 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 ...

Kenneth Clark at Notre-Dame de Paris during the production of episode one of Civilisation 'The Skin of our Teeth'. Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark began on 23 February 1969.

Art historian Kenneth Clark reflects on the significance of Notre-Dame in his 1969 television series Civilisation. "What is civilisation?" he asks, while standing in front of the cathedral.

Kenneth Clark ... When Mr. Clark was given his peerage, the frequent remark that he should have taken the title Lord Clark of Civilisation is a tribute to the BBC television series which, in ...

Art historian Kenneth Clark reflects on the significance of Notre-Dame in his 1969 television series Civilisation. "What is civilisation?" he asks, while standing in front of the cathedral.