Kenneth Clark Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kenneth Clark.

Kenneth Clark (1903-1983) was a prominent British art historian, museum director, and broadcaster. He is best known for his groundbreaking television series "Civilisation" (1969), which explored the history of Western art and culture. Clark served as the director of the National Gallery in London from 1934 to 1945 and later became the first chairman of the Independent Television Authority. His contributions to the field of art history and his ability to make art accessible to a wider audience have had a lasting impact on the appreciation and understanding of art.

To hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence

To hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence is like defying the role of time in human life.

Kenneth Clark

Life Time Thetimes

People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civil

People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilization; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.

Kenneth Clark

Civilization

Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest

Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.

Kenneth Clark

Opera