David Hockney the Order of Merit, an honour restricted to 24 members at any one time for their contributions to the arts and sciences. He was a Distinguished Honoree of the National Arts Association, Los Angeles, in 1991 and received the First Annual Award of Achievement from the Archives of American Art, Los Angeles, in 1993. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust, New York in 1992 and was given a Foreign Honorary Membership to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1997. In 2003, Hockney was awarded the
Year 24 Group Year 24 Group , also known as , is used by academics and critics to refer to a group of female manga artists who heavily influenced "shōjo" manga (girls' comics) beginning in the 1970s. Their works, many of which are now considered classics of the "shōjo" genre, are noted for their examination of sexuality, gender, and other radical and philosophical issues. Though the origin of the name is unknown, it refers to the fact that the artists belonging to this group were born around Shōwa 24 (1949). The manga artists most commonly associated with Year 24 Group are Moto Hagio,