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Artist David Hockney said the drive to create pictures 'is deep within us'

NPR | By Susan Stamberg

Published June 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT

Legendary painter David Hockney died on Thursday at the age of 88. The late NPR correspondent Susan Stamberg spoke with the artist in 2016 about his lifelong obsession with looking.

Susan Stamberg

Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is a special correspondent for NPR.

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