David Hockney to Publicly Unveil 1975 'My Parents and Myself' Painting

For the first time ever, David Hockney will reveal his 1975 painting My Parents and Myself at the National Portrait Gallery later this month. Abandoned in Hockney's Los Angeles home for 45 years, the painting depicts the artist's face reflected in a mirror between his mother and father. His decision to reject the work caused a temporary rift between the painter and his parents.Hockney's sister, Margaret, explained their parents were a "difficult subject matter" and wasn't surprised when David ca...