... would be awarded a scholarship to Bradford grammar school. By the age of 15 he would make his first sale and soon go on to the Royal College of Art. The Royal College would inspire and contribute to his style of expressionism helping him form the pop art movement. Bradford. Born on the 9th July 1937 to Laura and Kenneth Hockney, David Hockney was the fourth of their five children. His humble origins in the depths of Yorkshire could not mask his talent. At the age of 11 he was awarded a scholarship to Bradford Grammar School where his artistic abilities were first noticed. After drawing cartoons in the school paper he made up his mind to become an artist later in life. Hockney was an individualist who even at this stage in his life spent much time on his own, often painting but also listening to opera, particularly La Boheme. ...

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