Clark was born in Derby and after studying art at evening classes he started work at Royal Crown Derby and rose to be an arts instructor and later Arts Master at Derby College of Art.
Clark lahir di Derby dan setelah mempelajari seni pada sekolah sore ia mulai bekerja di Royal Crown Derby dan berkembang menjadi instruktur seni dan kemudian menjadi Guru Seni di Sekolah Tinggi Seni Derby.