Kenneth Clark [ Texto impreso] : looking for civilisation / [edited by] Chris Stephens and John-Paul Stonard ; with David Alan Mellor, Peter T.J. Rumley and John Wyver.

Publicado con ocasión de la exposición "Kenneth Clark: Loking for Civilisation", Tate Britain, 19 mayo-10 agosto 2014.

Director's foreword / Penélope Curtis (p. 7) -- Introduction / Chris Stephens and John-Paul Stonard (p. 9) -- 1. Looking for Civilisation / John-Paul Stonard (p. 13) -- 2. Selected Works from the collection of Kenneth Clark / Chris Stephens and John-Paul Stonard (p. 30) -- 3. Patron and collector / Chris Stephens (p. 79) -- 4. Second World War / David Alan Mellor (p. 101) -- 5. Saltwook / Peter T.J. Rumley (p. 115) -- 6. Televisión / John Wyver (ñ. 123) -- Notes (p. 132) -- Kenneth Clark bibliography (p. 138= -- Kenneth Clark selected filmography (p. 141) -- List of exhibited Works (p. 144).

Art historian, collector, museum director, and broadcaster Kenneth Clark (1903-1983) was one of the leading cultural figures of the mid-20th century. This new book considers all aspects of his life and work, including his landmark TV series, Civilization. Clark was enormously important in terms of his support of, and influence upon, the art of his time. As director of Britain's National Gallery he oversaw the relocation of its collec­tion during WWII; as chair of the War Artists Advisory Committee he persuaded the government not to draft artists -such as Henry Moore; in 1954 he co-founded the broadcasting company that was to become ITV, and then chaired the British Arts Council from 1955 to 1960. A pas­sionate advocate of making art accessible to all, in 1969 Clark wrote and presented Civilization for the BBC, distill­ing the history of Western philosophy, culture, and art into 13 groundbreaking episodes -the first-ever blockbuster documentary series viewed around the world. -- Página web de Amazon.