David HockneyBritish, 1937–2026Cushions
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- 1969.44
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Meanwhile, in the life of David Hockney
The whole lifesummer 1966
Meeting Peter Schlesinger
While teaching at UCLA, Hockney meets Peter Schlesinger, an art student who poses for paintings and drawings, and the two become romantically involved.
1966–1978
Stage designer: “Ubu Roi” and the Glyndebourne operas
Hockney’s first stage designs are for “Ubu Roi” at London’s Royal Court Theatre (1966), followed by Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” (1975) and “The Magic Flute” (1978) for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. It is the start of the opera work that will go on in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and London.
1967 · Award
John Moores Painting Prize
from 1968
Double portraits of friends, lovers and relatives
From 1968, and for the next few years, Hockney paints portraits and double portraits of friends, lovers and relatives just under life-size, in a realistic style that adroitly captures the likenesses. He returns to the portrait throughout his career, creating over 300 self-portraits.
27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968
Exhibition: 4. documenta
by 1970
A retrospective at London’s Whitechapel Gallery
By 1970 London’s Whitechapel Gallery has organised the first of several major retrospectives of Hockney’s work, which subsequently travel to three European institutions.
