Biography david hockney exhibition salts mill
David hockney paintings...
Biography david hockney exhibition salts mill valley
Salt’s Mill (or Salts Mill) is an art gallery, shopping and restaurant complex located in Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is inside a former mill, built by Sir Titus Salt a 19th century industrialist.
The 1853 gallery takes its name from the date of the building in which it is housed.
Salt’s Mill displays many paintings by local artist David Hockney who was a close friend of Jonathan Silver, the man responsible for renovating the mill. Hockney and Silver had been at Bradford Grammar School together and both shared a passion for the creative arts.
When completed, it was the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area.
Biography david hockney exhibition salts mill
It is a grade II* listed building. The mill closed in 1986, with renovation beginning the following year. It has subsequently become a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is very popular with visitors from the UK and abroad.
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