Kenneth Clark (ceramicist)
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Kenneth Clark MBE |
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| Born |
Kenneth Inman Carr Clark 31 July 1922 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 June 2012 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Ceramic tiles |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Wynn Reeves (m. 1954) |
| Relatives |
William Inman (great-grandfather) John Carr (4 x great-uncle) |
Kenneth Inman Carr Clark MBE (31 July 1922 – 10 June 2012) was a New Zealand-born British ceramicist, best known for his decorative tiles.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 31 July 1922, Clark was the son of Aubrey Sherman Clark, a farms inspector, and his wife, Annie Barbara Louisa Clark (née Inman). Through his mother, Clark was a great-grandson of William Inman, founder of passenger shipping company, the Inman Line. On his father's side, he was related to the 18th-century English architect, John Carr.
Clark spent most of his childhood in Nelson and was educated at Nelson College from 1937 to 1941, where he won several prizes for drawing. In World War II, he initially enlisted in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but subsequently transferred to the Royal Navy. He was present during the Normandy landings, and was mentioned in dispatches.
After the end of the war, Clark remained in Britain and took up an ex-serviceman's scholarship at London's Slade School of Art, where his teachers included Stanley Spencer. He continued his studies at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, being taught by Dora Billington, Clark went on to teach there himself for 25 years, as well as at Goldsmiths' College.
In 1953, Clark and Ann Wynn Reeves, whom he married the following year, founded Kenneth Clark Ceramics in the London district of Fitzrovia. The studio relocated to Lewes in 1989. The couple used their complementary skills in their practice: Ann designed many of the motifs and decorative emblems that Kenneth applied to his ceramics, and he used his technical knowledge to recreate glazes used by William De Morgan. He reproduced decorative tiles for Debenham House, as well as the dairy at Windsor Castle following the 1992 fire.
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