Kenneth Clark is a renowned British art historian, curator, and television presenter. He has made groundbreaking contributions not only in theoretical research on landscape painting and nude art but also in the popularization of art on a large scale. At the age of 30, he became the director of the National Gallery in the UK. During the Second World War, he successfully preserved the museum's collection from bombings and implemented initiatives like the "Picture of the Month," turning the museum into a mechanism for soothing and inspiring morale during the war. In 1969, his BBC art documentary series "Civilisation," which he hosted, gained worldwide popularity, pioneering the use of mass media for art dissemination.
This book is a biographical account of Clark's life. Author James Stourton meticulously introduces Clark's lifelong dedication to academic research and public service based on a plethora of previously unreleased archives. The Chinese edition of this book is translated by Lü Jing, the principal of the New York RAINRARIN Gallery and an art consultant, with proofreading by Lü Peng, an art historian.
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