SOURCE: Review of The Other Half: A Self Portrait, by Kenneth Clark. Publishers Weekly 213 (24 April 1978): 75.

In the following review, the critic declares the second volume of Clark's autobiographical series, The Other Half: A Self Portrait, to be delightful and captivating.

This sequel [The Other Half: A Self Portrait] to the first volume of Clark's autobiography, Another Part of the Wood, begins with 36-year-old Clark evacuating the National Gallery's paintings under threat of Nazi air raids. It ends with Clark still a dynamo at 72. The 36-year interval makes for a delightful and captivating portrait of a full, varied life, rich in adventure, wit, anecdote, unflagging high spirits and keen observation. As in the first volume, Clark eschews self-analysis and introspection, but any trace of Edwardian stiffness is gone. He candidly recalls his career as art scholar, public servant, businessman and television personality, describing such matters as the finances of...