Michael Conforti Quotations

We were missing a Delacroix from our painting collection. And we were waiting for a good one to come around.

Bill's extensive management, planning and construction experience will be a great asset to the Clark during this time of growth. We are pleased he has joined our staff and look forward to his contributions.

The surprise happens as you experience the building. This is clearly a reason why we thought Mr. Ando was the appropriate person for our landscape here.

Sally's experience and longtime commitment to the cultural and economic development of the Berkshires will be a great asset to the Clark. We welcome her and look forward to working with her.

It is wonderful to see these works that were very much 'of the moment' (and) very interesting and vital expressions of the late '60s and early '70s. They still have power, ... To see some of them now realized ? and many of them were only models ? is really very, very exciting.

It's a very romantic painting done at the same time he was working on several major canvases.

The impression is we're in a cabal with bandits.

The Clark Prize is a natural extension of the Clark's dual mission of advancing scholarship while building public appreciation of art. We are pleased to give the inaugural Clark Prize to these distinguished individuals and we celebrate the impact that their work has had on scholars, people interested in the arts, and the public in this country and around the world.