Hockney was born in Bradford but had family roots in East Yorkshire, according to the Neaves.
David Neave, who researched Hockney’s family links to the area, said he was “thought of very much as a Bradford man, but his fairly near ancestors were in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire”.
As well as visiting the area as a school boy, Hockney also worked on a local farm near Huggate before starting at Bradford College of Art, he said.
“He used to say how he had his first alcoholic drink at the Wolds Inn at Huggate when he was a 16.
“He quite liked that because his father was strongly against alcohol, and also led campaigns in Bradford against smoking.
“He was the opposite to his father,” he added. “No one else has smoked in our house but him.”
According to David, Hockney also helped to put East Yorkshire on the map.
“Anybody who wanted to see him had to come to Bridlington,” he added, “including his long-time friend Sir Paul McCartney”.
Following Hockney’s death, Sir Paul recalled visiting him in Bridlington in a post on social media, external.
The musician wrote: “He met us at the train station and drove us to his house in a smoke-filled car.”
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