HOCKNEY


Meaning of HOCKNEY in English

(1937– )

an English artist famous for his paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and stage designs. He has lived mostly in the US since the 1960s, and is perhaps best known for his series of paintings of swimming pools done in California , e.g. A Bigger Splash (1967). He was made a Companion of Honour in 1997.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.