Harlingen, Texas-based entrepreneur Bill DeBrooke lives in a converted 3-story office building that houses his vast collection of historic art, cameras, televisions, radios, appliances, and neon signs. DeBrooke also owns several other buildings in the city and has a history of renting out affordable spaces to artists, galleries, and arts organizations.
In addition to hundreds of artworks purchased from local artists during the monthly Harlingen Art Night, his collection also includes major paintings by Jesús Helguera, Alexandre Hogue, and William Louis Sonntag, among others. I visited DeBrooke at his home in Harlingen to document his collection and discuss topics ranging from early 20th century photography and Art Deco to his experiences managing a chain of video stores and offering construction advice to Alexandre Hogue during a visit to the artist’s studio in the 1970s.
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bravo. Lovely man and collection… warms my heart to know both exist.