{"id":2987,"date":"2012-01-03T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2012\/01\/03\/david-hockney-appointed-to-order-of-merit\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:45:13","slug":"david-hockney-appointed-to-order-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/david-hockney-appointed-to-order-of-merit","title":{"rendered":"David Hockney appointed to Order of Merit!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/David-Hockney-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/David-Hockney-007.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/David-Hockney-007-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"link_description\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/artist.cfm?tArtist_id=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Hockney<\/a> has been appointed a member of the prestigious <strong>Order of Merit<\/strong> by the Queen!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The honour is a special award presented to individuals of great achievement in the fields of the arts, learning, literature, science and other areas such as public service.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the order include the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, the former House of Commons Speaker Lady Boothroyd and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the worldwide web.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Hockney has been appointed a member of the prestigious Order of Merit by the Queen! 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