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David Hockney
The Life and Early Years of David Hockney David Hockney arrived on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He grew up in a household of five children, the fourth of the group. His father, Kenneth Hockney, worked as an accountant's clerk and had been a conscientious objector during the Second World War. His mother, Laura, was a Methodist and a strict vegetarian. These early years were spent in the industrial landscape of Yor
kshire, a place of brick factories and bustling markets. His schooling began at Wellington Primary School and continued at Bradford Grammar School. During this time, the surroundings of Bradford shaped his way of seeing. The grit of the industrial heartland and the specific light of the region provided a backdrop to his formative years. He was a child of a family that valued independent thought, influenced by his father's convictions…