Editing Kenneth Clark (section)

===Later years: 1970–1983===
Clark made a series of six programmes for ITV. They were collectively titled ''Pioneers of Modern Painting'', directed by his son Colin. They were screened in November and December 1971, with a programme on each of [[Édouard Manet|Manet]], Cezanne, Monet, [[Georges Seurat|Seurat]], [[Henri Rousseau|Rousseau]] and [[Edvard Munch|Munch]]. Although they were shown on commercial television, there were no advertising breaks during each programme.<ref>"The Week's TV", ''The Observer'', 7 June 1971, p. 26</ref> With the aid of a grant from the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]], the [[National Gallery of Art]] in Washington DC acquired copies of the series and distributed them to colleges and universities throughout the US.<ref>[https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/gallery-archives/PressReleases/1979-1970/1972/14A11_44192_19720801.pdf  "National Gallery of Art Distributes New Kenneth Clark Film Series on Modern Painting"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227090636/https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/gallery-archives/PressReleases/1979-1970/1972/14A11_44192_19720801.pdf |date=27 February 2018 }}, National Gallery of Art, retrieved 27 June 2017</ref>  In 1973 he made ''Romantic Art Versus Classic Art'' for ITV.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Screenonline name|549769|Sir Kenneth Clark}}</ref>

In 1976 Clark returned to the BBC, presenting five programmes about Rembrandt.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>  The series, directed by Colin Clark, considered various aspects of the painter's work, from his self-portraits to his biblical scenes. The National Gallery observes about this series, "These art history lectures are an authoritative study of Rembrandt and feature examples of his work from over fifty museums".<ref>[https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/rembrandt-the-kenneth-clark-lectures-dvd/p_1011232 "Rembrandt: The Kenneth Clark Lectures"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315025047/https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/rembrandt-the-kenneth-clark-lectures-dvd/p_1011232 |date=15 March 2017 }} National Gallery, retrieved 27 June 2017</ref>

Clark was [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the [[University of York]] from 1967 to 1978 and a trustee of the [[British Museum]].<ref name=dnb/> During his last ten years he wrote thirteen books. As well as some drawn from his researches for his lectures and television series, there were two volumes of memoirs, ''Another Part of the Wood'' (1974) and ''The Other Half'' (1977). He was known throughout his life for his impenetrable façade and enigmatic character, which were reflected in the two autobiographical books: Piper describes them as "elegantly and subtly polished, at times very moving, often very funny [but] somewhat distanced, as if about someone else."<ref name=dnb/>

In his last years Clark suffered from [[arteriosclerosis]]. He died on 21 May 1983 at the age of seventy-nine, in a nursing home in [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]], Kent, after a fall.<ref name=s398>Stourton, p. 398</ref>