Look at this charming donkey! - Kenneth Clark

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Look at this charming donkey!

Kenneth Clark

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About Kenneth Clark

Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark of Saltwood, OM, CH, KCB, FBA (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was an English art historian and director of London's National Gallery (1934–1945) who is remembered for his television series Civilisation first broadcast in 1969.

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Alternative Names: Baron Clark • Kenneth Clark Lord Clark of Saltwood • Kenneth MacKenzie, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark • Kenneth, Lord Clark of Saltwood Clark

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The Vikings were quartering the world; they set out from a base, and with unbelievable courage and ingenuity, they reached as far as Persia by the Volga and the Caspian Sea. Then they returned home with all their loot in these open ships, including coins from Samarkand and even a Chinese Buddha. The sheer technical skill of their journeys was a new achievement, and their spirit did contribute something very important to the Western world, because in the end, it was the spirit of Columbus.

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