6/13/17 review of book Civilisation, by Kenneth Clark

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Civilisation, by Kenneth Clark.

The thread gives some context on both the book and Kenneth Clark. It discusses the major themes of the book. It discusses how the book has some conventional ideas and some innovative ones. It discusses the strong moments of the book. It discusses some quirky moments and touching moments from the book. It mentions some artists and works I'd learned of from the book. It shows a lot of pictures of some really great artworks that Clark's work analyzes.

10/21/15 review of the book The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form, by Kenneth Clark.

My Twitter thread discusses Clark's theory of nudes as an expression of humanity's worldview, as well as of an interplay of axes, tensions, and rhythms. It also discusses how Clark contextualizes nudes in art. The thread also provides images from the book, such as the work of Correggio, Lucas Cranach, Rembrandt, Francois Boucher, and Picasso.

Here is the link for Princeton University Press's edition of The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form, by Kenneth Clark.

I bought this book used from the Tattered Cover Book Store, a great bookstore chain in Denver, Colorado.