âThe most charming⊠portrait of this ever-popular artist⊠so enormously appealing: good-natured, bluntly told, skimmed with Yorkshire humour⊠This is a story of sticky jam tarts, catching tadpoles in jars, torchlit conversations under the bedclothes, gossipy queues at the butcherâs and hikes among the hedgerows under swallow-strewn skies.â The Telegraph
âNever worry what the neighbours thinkâ was the philosophy that Kenneth Hockney used to inspire his children â David Hockney, one of the worldâs greatest living artists and siblings John, Paul, Philip and Margaret â to each choose their own route in life.
The Hockneyâs is a never before seen insight into the lives of the family by youngest brother John, from growing up in the Second World War in Bradford through to their diverse lives across three continents. Hardship, successes as well as close and complex relationships are poignantly illustrated with private photographs.
With a rare and spirited look into the lives of an ordinary family with extraordinary stories, we begin to understand the creative freedom that led to their successful careers and the launchpad for an artistâs work that has inspired and continues to inspire generations across the world.