Hockney studied at Bradford School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He first gained attention and national fame even before he graduated from the Royal College in 1962. During his time at the RCA Hockney won a gold medal and the Guinness award for Etching in 1961. He was awarded a prize in the junior section of the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition in 1961 and in the Graphics Section of the Paris Biennale in 1963. Exhibited as a pop artist with a one-man show at the Kasmin Gallery in 1963. He was given a retrospective exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Drawings 1960-70 at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1970. Hockney has been perpetually in the limelight and has gained a reputation for his success in drawings, witty etchings, double portraits and inventive photo collages. A major retrospective covering all aspects of his work was held at Tate Britain in 2017.
David Hockney, OM CH RA (b. 1937), Portrait of Michael Crichton, 1976
Lithograph printed on Arches mould made paper
Signed in red crayon and numbered 13/93
41 ΒΌ x 11 in (104.8 x 28.3 cm)
Printed by Edward Henderson with the blindstamp of the Publisher Gemini G.E.L. , Los Angeles
Collection: Leslie and Joanna Garfield Literature: Scottish Arts Council; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo Hockney Prints, Catalogue Raisonne 1996 (170)
This is one of the rarer full sheet impressions of the print which according to the Scottish Arts Council was mostly cut (to a 43.5 x 28 cm size). The Sitter was 6ft 9 inches tall and left uncropped the blank sheet can be seen as a playful reference to his height. Michael Crichton was a celebrated American author and filmmaker best known for his novel Jurassic Park.