Background
Clark, Lord Kenneth Mckenzie was born on July 13, 1903 in London, England. Son of Kenneth McKenzie and Margaret Alice (McArthur) Clark.
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Lord Kenneth Mckenzie Clark, British writer Decorated Companion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Bath; commander Legion of Honor (France); commander Lion of Finland; Order of Merit, Grand Cross, 2d Class (Austria). Fellow British Academy, Royal Society Lieutenant; member Swedish Academy, Spanish Academy.
Education
Student Winchester College, 1917-1922. Master of Arts, Trinity College, University of Oxford, 1925, Doctor of Literature. Doctor of Laws, Glasgow U.
Doctor of Literature, Columbia.
Career
With Bernard Berenson, Florence, Italy, 1926-1927. Keeper department fine art Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1931-1933. Director National Gallery, 1934-1945.
Surveyor King’s Pictures, 1934-1944.
Director film division, then controller home publicity Ministery Information, 1939-1941. Slade professor fine art Oxford, 1946-1950, 61-62.
Chairman Arts Council Great Britain, 1953-1960. Chairman Indiana television Authority, 1954-1957 advisory council Victoria and Albert Museum, Conseil des Musics Nationaux.
Board National Art Collections Fund, 1961-1962.
Trustee British Museum, National Galleries Scotland.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow British Academy, Royal Society Lieutenant. Member Swedish Academy, Spanish Academy. Clubs: The Travellers, The Saint James (London, England.).
Connections
Married Elizabeth Winifred Martin, January 10, 1927. Children: Alan, Colin, Colette.
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Nationality
British
Awards
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Decorated Companion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Bath. Commander Legion of Honor (France). Commander Lion of Finland.tempSpaceOrder of Merit, Grand Cross, 2d Class (Austria).Decorated Companion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Bath. Commander Legion of Honor (France). Commander Lion of Finland.tempSpaceOrder of Merit, Grand Cross, 2d Class (Austria).