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Hockney: The Biography Volume 1
Christopher Simon Sykes
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Description for Hockney: The Biography Volume 1
Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements over the years. With access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume delivers a revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest artist. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 868.
In this astounding first volume, Christopher Sykes explores the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in the world today. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades. His story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions. With unprecedented ... Read more
In this astounding first volume, Christopher Sykes explores the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in the world today. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades. His story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions. With unprecedented ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846057090
SKU
V9781846057090
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About Christopher Simon Sykes
Christopher Simon Sykes grew up at Sledmere, and went on to become a journalist, photographer and writer. His work has appeared in Vogue, House & Garden, the Sunday Telegraph magazine and Architectural Digest amongst others, and he wrote and presented Upper Crust, a six-part series on country house cookery for BBC Two. He has written six and photographed fourteen books, ... Read more
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