David Stopford Brooke

Background

Brooke, David Stopford was born on September 18, 1931 in Walton-on-Thames, England. Son of Somerset Stopford and Marguerite Louise (Thomas) Brooke. came to the United States, 1954.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1958; A.M., Harvard, 1963.

Career

Assistant to director, Smith College Museum Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; chief curator, Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto, 1965-1968; director, Currier Gallery Art, Manchester, N.H., 1968-1977; director, Sterling and Francine Clark The Art Institute of Chicago, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1977-1994.

Achievements

• David Stopford Brooke has been listed as a noteworthy art gallery official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Art Museum Directors, American Association Museum.

Connections

Married Dixie Ann Cortner, June 6, 1959 (divorced). Children: Peter, Nicholas. Married Sandra Ludig, March 1, 1986.

1 child, Emma.

Father:

Somerset Stopford Brooke

Mother:

Marguerite Louise (Thomas) Brooke

Spouse:

Dixie Ann Cortner

Spouse:

Sandra Ludig

child:

Nicholas Brooke

child:

Emma Brooke

child:

Peter Brooke