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Author:

Sykes, Christopher Simon, 1948-

Title:

David Hockney : the biography, 1937-1975 : a rake's progress / Christopher Simon Sykes.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Nan A. Talese :

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xviii, 363 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hockney, David.
Artists--Great Britain--Biography.

Other Authors:

Hockney, David.

Other Titles:

Hockney

Notes:

Originally published: Hockney : the biography. London : Century, the Random House Group, 2011. Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-346) and index.

Contents:

My parents -- Self-portrait -- Doll boy -- "We two boys clinging together" -- Man in a museum -- A Hollywood collection -- In the dull village -- A bigger splash -- Peter 1969 -- Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy -- Portrait of the artist -- Contre-jour in the French style -- The rake's progress.

Summary:

An authorized account of the life and work of the influential British artist covers his education at the Royal College of Art, the role of the 1960s in shaping his vision, and his relationship with Peter Schlesinger during the turbulent emergence of gay rights.

ISBN:

0385531443 (alk. paper)
9780385531443 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011041629

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)