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West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
Drawer
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Lithographer
Painter
Photographer
Printmaker
Scenographer
Sculptor
Bradford
Yorkshire
Beautiful
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Crags
Yorkshire
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West
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