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QueertyNews report · Jun 12, 10:00 PM
Iconic artist David Hockney dies at 88
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Revolutionary British artist and gay icon David Hockney has been one of the biggest figures in the art world since the 1960s.
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David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
Revolutionary British artist and gay icon David Hockney has been one of the biggest figures in the art world since the 1960s.
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What happened "You don't retire doing this," he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. "You just do it until you fall over.".
The headline split One side frames it as "Iconic artist David Hockney dies at 88". The other frames it as "David Hockney, renowned British artist whose work is on exhibit in Portland, dies at 88".
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76/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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Left / center-leftIconic artist David Hockney dies at 88
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CenterDavid Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
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Japan TimesNews report · Jun 13, 1:09 AM
David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
"You don't retire doing this," he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. "You just do it until you fall over."
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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Jun 13, 12:24 AM
David Hockney said he would keep painting until the very end. He was true to his word
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“I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over,” said the renowned British artist at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. He did just that.
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The Age (Australia)News report · Jun 13, 12:24 AM
David Hockney said he would keep painting until the very end. He was true to his word
“I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over,” said the renowned British artist at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. He did just that.
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OregonianNews report · Jun 12, 10:50 PM
David Hockney, renowned British artist whose work is on exhibit in Portland, dies at 88
The Portland Art Museum exhibit features more than 200 prints, collages, video, and photographic and iPad drawings by David Hockney.
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PBS NewsHourNews report · Jun 12, 10:42 PM
Remembering revolutionary painter David Hockney and his artistic legacy
British artist and painter David Hockney, one of the most celebrated art icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, died at the age of 88. Jeffrey Brown has a look at his life and legacy.
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