David Hockney by David Hockney
My Early Years
Edited by Nikos Stangos
Introduction essay by Henry Geldzahler
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| ‘The chronicle of a remarkable and dazzling career. . . . A fine book – fresh, provocative and serious’ – Melvyn Bragg | | – The Guardian |
| ‘A lively, reflective, cocky, unpretentious, informal autobiography. A stunning book’ | | – The Times |
| ‘What is enchanting about this book is its crispness, clarity and wit. What is impressive is its intellectual strength and scope’ | | – The Observer |
David Hockney is one of the most popular British artists of the twentieth century. In this witty, candid and revealing account of himself, he tells of his childhood in Bradford, his years at the Royal College of Art and his sojourns in California and Paris. From the London of the 1950’s and the beginnings of Pop Art, to the pool-sides of Los Angeles, Hockney’s story is full of anecdotes about himself, other artists and friends, and his thoughts about art.
Informative and entertaining, illustrated with a wealth of reproductions from his works, this is the story of an artist who is ceaselessly striving to improve his art, and to learn to interpret the world around him through his artistry and imagination. |
|  | | | ISBN 0500275270 | | ISBN-13 978-0500275276 | | | | 26.4 x 21.0 cm | | Paperback | | 312pp | | 434 illustrations, 60 in colour | | First published 1988 | | | | £14.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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