Drue Heinz

1 portrait by David Hockney

© David Hockney 2002

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Drue Heinz

by David Hockney
ink, 2002
16 1/4 in. x 12 1/4 in. (412 mm x 311 mm) overall
Purchased, 2004
Primary Collection
NPG 6674

Sitterback to top

  • Drue Heinz (1915-2018), Philanthropist and writer. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • David Hockney (1937-), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits, Sitter in 49 portraits.

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Drue Heinz has known David Hockney since the 1960s when she and her husband Jack Heinz spent every summer in London. She has played host and sitter to Hockney at her home on Lake Como in Italy, which she has transformed into a literary and artistic retreat.

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  • Howgate, Sarah; Stern Shapiro, Barbara; Glazebrook; Mark; White, Edmund; Livingstone, Marco, David Hockney Portraits, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 12 October 2006 to 21 January 2007), p. 195 Read entry

    Writer and philanthropist Drue Heinz has known David Hockney since the 1960s, when she and her husband Jack Heinz spent every summer in London. She plays host and sitter to Hockney at her home on Lake Como in Italy, which she has transformed into a literary and artistic retreat. Her philanthropic work centres on the Drue Heinz Trust, which initiates and supports numerous art projects, including the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize, the Heinz Archive and Library at the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Heinz Architectural Centre at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.

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Current affairs

2002 was an eventful year for the Royal Family, highlighted by the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations, but marred by the death of Princess Margaret, followed just three months later by the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the age of 101 (making her the longest lived royal in British History).

Art and science

The relationship between two of the greatest modern masters is celebrated in Tate Modern's blockbuster exhibition Matisse Picasso. By exhibiting their works side-by-side, the show revealed the relationship between the two artists from 1906-54.
The 'Party at the Palace' concert in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee brings together stars from the last 50 years of Pop: Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Brian Wilson, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John.

International

Terrorist bombing attacks on the Island of Bali in Indonesia leave 202 people dead, including 25 Britons. The three attacks took place in a bar, outside a nightclub and outside the United States consulate, and were aimed at foreign tourists, although many locals were also killed or injured. The Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah were found guilty of perpetrating the attacks.

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