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[From the Community Collection, a public trust in Agincourt, Iowa]
BROOK, Stephen (born 1957)
“Night Diner”
acrylic on board / 12 inches by 12 inchs
2020
In the spirit of Edward Hopper (and, perhaps, our current situation), contemporary British artist Stephen Brook depicts the self-imposed social isolation represented in Hopper’s work and, perhaps without intention, that of our own time and place.
This was an anonymous gift to the Collection.
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