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

Includes bibliographical references and index

2 volume set - 1 - 1937-1975 ; 2 - 1975 -2012

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 -- Contrejour in the French style -- The rake's progress.

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.

English