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All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.2283, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2717, "masterHeight": 2212, "canvasRect": { "x": 106, "y": 106, "w": 2505, "h": 2000 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-246/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-246/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-246/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-246/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-246/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-246/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-246/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-222", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-222", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-222)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "18 × 24 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 60.96, "heightCm": 45.72 }, "curatorNote": "In BC-222, Broome again turns to the butterfly, but here the image feels almost illuminated from within. Thick layers of golden yellow, amber, orange, and touches of green build the wings into a richly textured surface, while the dark, splattered background creates the impression of a butterfly emerging from a field of chaos.\n\nUnlike the more controlled patterns of BC-224, these wings are loose, energetic, and heavily worked. Their imperfect symmetry gives the butterfly an organic quality as though transformation itself is still taking place. Against the black background, scattered marks of white, yellow, and orange resemble sparks, stars, or fragments of light surrounding the central figure.\n\nThere is an intriguing contrast between the darkness surrounding the butterfly and the extraordinary brightness it carries. Broome does not eliminate the darkness; he allows the butterfly to exist within it. The result can be read as an image of resilience, emergence, and transformation a luminous presence finding its place amid disorder.", "lookingCloser": "Notice the extraordinary thickness and movement within the wings. Broome layers and drags pigment rather than carefully defining every detail, allowing yellow, orange, green, and brown to merge across the surface. Against the splattered darkness, the butterfly seems less painted upon the background than emerging out of it.", "momentToReflect": "Must the darkness around us determine the light within us?\nPerhaps even amid chaos, something beautiful can continue to emerge.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-222", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.308682, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 3256, "masterHeight": 2488, "canvasRect": { "x": 119, "y": 119, "w": 3018, "h": 2250 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-222/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-222/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-222/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-222/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-222/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-222/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-222/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-006", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-006", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-006)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "25 × 37 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 93.98, "heightCm": 63.5 }, "curatorNote": "In this dramatic and deeply evocative work, William Henry Broome captures a moment of confrontation-between humanity and the forces that seem far greater than ourselves. A vast, storm-filled sky dominates the canvas, alive with lightning, energy, and movement.\n\nBeneath the storm, a solitary figure stands with arms outstretched, exposed and unshielded. The gesture is ancient and universal—an act of defiance, surrender, prayer, or acceptance. Broome offers no clear answer, inviting each viewer to bring their own interpretation.\n\nThe barren landscape, stripped of comfort or distraction, heightens the sense of isolation and vulnerability. Yet the light that touches the figure suggests something profound: even in the darkest moments, there is presence, connection, and the possibility of revelation.\n\nBroome often explored the silent struggles that words cannot express. This painting speaks to those unseen battles-the moments when we face the storm within and without, and must choose whether to collapse, resist, or rise.", "lookingCloser": "What emotions does the stormy sky evoke in you?\nHow does the lightning impact the mood and meaning of the painting?\nWhat might the figure's outstretched arms suggest about their relationship with the storm?\nIn what ways does the barren landscape influence your sense of isolation or resilience?\nWhen in your life have you faced a \"storm,\" and what gave you strength to face it?", "momentToReflect": "When the storm is the loudest, we discover the strength we didn't know we had.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-006", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.481348, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 4527, "masterHeight": 3056, "canvasRect": { "x": 89, "y": 107, "w": 4334, "h": 2807 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-006/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-006/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-006/2048.webp" }, { "w": 4096, "url": "art/whb-bc-006/4096.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-006/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-006/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-006/focus.ktx2", "focusKtx2Lg": "art/whb-bc-006/focus-lg.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-006/og.jpg", "deepZoom": { "format": "dzi", "url": "art/whb-bc-006/dz/tiles.dzi", "width": 4527, "height": 3056, "tileSize": 254, "overlap": 1, "tileFormat": "webp" } } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-018", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-018", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-018)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "30 × 40 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 101.6, "heightCm": 76.2 }, "curatorNote": "In this dynamic abstract composition, William Henry Broome invites us into the heart of creative exploration. Thick impasto, scattered dabs of color, and bold contrasts of light and dark collide across the canvas with rhythmic energy and spontaneity.\n\nBroome does not offer a defined subject for us to interpret; instead, he offers sensation, movement, and tension. The painting feels alive, as though moments of thought, memory, and emotion are unfolding in real time.\n\nThe contrasting masses, earthy ochres against deep black-suggest more than color. They evoke opposing forces: light and shadow, order and chaos, presence and absence. Between them, vibrant flecks and strokes appear like sparks, bridging the space, creating balance without settling into stillness.\n\nThis work reminds us that abstraction is not the absence of meaning but the presence of freedom. It allows the viewer to approach the painting with personal experience, imagination, and emotion-becoming a participant in the artist's journey rather than a distant observer.\n\nThroughout the Broome Collection, paintings like this reveal the artist's fearless spirit and willingness to experiment, evolve, and push beyond expectation.\n\nHere, Broome celebrates the act of creation itself.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's expressive use of impasto creates rich texture and depth. The thick ochre mass on the left appears sculptural, while the deep black area on the right absorbs and anchors the composition. Flecks of saturated color-applied with spontaneity-float and collide across the surface, creating movement and visual rhythm. Notice the subtle transitions of green and brown in the background, which unify the contrasts and give the painting a sense of organic flow.", "momentToReflect": "Creativity is not about having all the answers.\nIt is about having the courage to splash color across the unknown.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-018", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.305584, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 3764, "masterHeight": 2883, "canvasRect": { "x": 138, "y": 138, "w": 3488, "h": 2607 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-018/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-018/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-018/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-018/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-018/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-018/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-018/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-025", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-025", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-025)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "30 × 30 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 76.2, "heightCm": 76.2 }, "curatorNote": "In this luminous landscape, William Henry Broome offers us more than a scene of nature-he offers a symbol of resilience and hope.\n\nTwo red roses rise above a sea of green and gold. They stand apart yet belong. They do not compete with the field; they complete it.\n\nThe thick, expressive brushstrokes speak of life in motion-wild, untamed, and full of possibility.\n\nThis is not a manicured garden.\n\nThis is real life, with its challenges, its beauty, and its moments of grace.\n\nBroome reminds us that even in the midst of chaos, beauty can rise.\n\nEven in the ordinary, something extraordinary can bloom.\n\nThis painting is an ode to the spirit that survives, to the soul that refuses to be overlooked, and to the quiet strength that keeps reaching toward the light.", "lookingCloser": "Two roses rise above the landscape, separated by distance yet connected by the same living field. Whether they represent hope, memory, or two souls quietly reaching for one another is a question only the viewer can answer.", "momentToReflect": "Hope is not the absence of struggle, but the courage to bloom anyway.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-025", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.99429, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2960, "masterHeight": 2977, "canvasRect": { "x": 142, "y": 142, "w": 2676, "h": 2693 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 509, "url": "art/whb-bc-025/512.webp" }, { "w": 1018, "url": "art/whb-bc-025/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2036, "url": "art/whb-bc-025/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-025/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-025/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-025/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-025/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-061", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-061", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-061)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "16 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 40.64 }, "curatorNote": "BC-061 offers a rare and deeply moving glimpse into Broome's connection with nature. The painting captures a quiet stand of trees bathed in warm, golden light, with grassy fields swaying in the foreground. Unlike the intensity of his self-portraits and symbolic works, this piece invites the viewer into a space of stillness and serenity.\n\nThe thick impasto and vibrant palette reflect Broome's technical mastery, while the subject reveals a longing for peace and grounding. Nature may have been one of the artist's few places of refuge amid a lifetime of inner conflict and turmoil.\n\nBC-061 is not simply a landscape; it is a breath, a visual exhale that balances the emotional weight of his self-exploration. This painting reminds us of the healing power of light, growth, and the natural world.", "lookingCloser": "The heavily textured surface is built with thick layers of paint, creating depth and movement. The interplay of yellows, greens, and touches of blue conveys sunlight filtering through leaves. The vertical strokes of the trees contrast with the rhythmic flow of the grass, bringing harmony and balance. Every mark is intentional, reflecting both observational skill and emotional release.", "momentToReflect": "In the beauty of nature, we find moments of peace that words cannot say.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-061", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.204212, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3202, "masterHeight": 2659, "canvasRect": { "x": 259, "y": 345, "w": 2637, "h": 2058 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-061/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-061/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-061/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-061/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-061/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-061/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-061/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-249", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-249", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-249)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "BC-249 is a striking self-portrait by William Henry Broome that captures a moment of quiet intensity, personal expression, and an undeniable connection to nature.\n\nThe artist faces us directly unfiltered and self-possessed with a deep, contemplative gaze. The headband and earth-toned palette reflect a spirit of independence, while the vibrant parrot on his shoulder introduces a powerful symbol of freedom, intelligence, and companionship.\n\nTogether, they create a portrait that speaks to Broome's adventurous soul and his deep affinity for the natural world. Throughout the Broome Collection, animals often appear as trusted companions or symbolic messengers. In BC-249, the parrot may represent the artist's inner voice-bold, observant, and unafraid to speak truth. Its bright red presence contrasts beautifully with the rich green background and golden hues of the artist's clothing. creating a visual harmony that is both vibrant and meaningful.\n\nMore than just a likeness, this self-portrait is a declaration of identity. It embodies the many sides of Broome: the thinker, the dreamer, the explorer, and the man who walked his own path.\n\nIt is a celebration of individuality, freedom, and the beauty of being true to oneself.", "lookingCloser": "The parrot symbolizes freedom, intelligence, and expression. The headband, glasses, and open shirt reflect a spirit of independence and self-confidence. The rich earth tones and natural background highlight the artist's deep connection to the world around him.", "momentToReflect": "Be true to who you are, and the\nworld will recognize your freedom.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-249", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.830245, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2240, "masterHeight": 2698, "canvasRect": { "x": 107, "y": 107, "w": 2026, "h": 2484 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 425, "url": "art/whb-bc-249/512.webp" }, { "w": 850, "url": "art/whb-bc-249/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1700, "url": "art/whb-bc-249/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-249/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-249/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-249/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-249/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-157", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-157", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-157)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "16 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 40.64 }, "curatorNote": "Among the most emotionally confronting works in The Broome Collection, BC-157 refuses passive observation. The composition immediately places the viewer into an unsettling position, creating the powerful impression of looking directly toward what appears to be the barrel of a firearm held at the center of the painting.\n\nWhether the object is intended as an actual weapon, a symbolic device, or an artistic illusion cannot be known with certainty. Broome leaves no explanation.\n\nInstead, he constructs a moment of profound psychological tension in which the viewer becomes an active participant rather than a distant observer.\n\nThe explosive field of yellow, green, blue, and crimson brushstrokes amplifies that emotional intensity. Color no longer serves merely as decoration but as emotional energy, surrounding the central figure with movement that feels urgent, chaotic, and deeply personal. Every stroke appears driven more by feeling than by representation.\n\nBroome's expression is equally difficult to define. His eyes remain fixed upon us while the dark circular form interrupts the connection between artist and viewer.\n\nIt is an image that simultaneously invites and resists interpretation. Is this confrontation? Despair? A cry for help? An accusation? Or simply the visual language of someone struggling to communicate emotions beyond words?\n\nKnowing what history has revealed about Broome's lifelong battle with mental illness, the painting becomes even more haunting. Yet its greatest strength lies in refusing certainty. Rather than depicting an event, BC-157 captures an emotional state that exists somewhere between fear, vulnerability, anger, and profound isolation.\n\nIt is a painting that does not ask to be admired.\n\nIt asks to be witnessed.", "lookingCloser": "The apparent alignment between the viewer and the dark central object transforms the composition into an intensely personal encounter. Instead of observing Broome from a safe distance, we find ourselves standing directly within his emotional space. The vibrant brushwork dissolves the boundary between figure and background, suggesting that the turmoil surrounding him is inseparable from the turmoil within.", "momentToReflect": "Sometimes the most difficult paintings are not those that show violence,\nbut those that force us to stand where another human being once stood.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-157", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.233058, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2984, "masterHeight": 2420, "canvasRect": { "x": 116, "y": 116, "w": 2752, "h": 2188 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-157/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-157/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-157/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-157/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-157/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-157/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-157/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-108", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-108", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-108)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "18 × 22 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 55.88, "heightCm": 45.72 }, "curatorNote": "In this luminous seascape, William Henry Broome captures a moment of transition-where day yields to night, and stillness meets motion. The rising or setting sun becomes a symbol of renewal, resilience, and the quiet promise of what is to come.\n\nThe vibrant palette-golden yellows, deep blues, sea greens, and soft violets evokes both warmth and calm. The waves, painted with confident, expressive strokes, suggest the unceasing rhythm of life. The rocks-steadfast and enduring anchor the scene, reminding us of strength amid change.\n\nBroome's use of thick, tactile paint brings the ocean to life. Light dances across the water and sand, inviting the viewer to pause and feel the peace, power, and beauty of nature's eternal cycles.\n\nBroome does not offer conclusions; he offers presence. This painting invites us to breathe, reflect, and find our own horizon—a place of clarity, hope, and quiet renewal.\n\nLike much of Broome's work, this piece remains an open-ended space for personal connection, memory, and meaning.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this seascape. Thick, layered brushstrokes create a sculptural quality-especially in the waves, rocks, and sunlit reflections. The warm glow of the sun contrasts with the cool tones of the ocean and sky, guiding the eye through the composition. Notice the interplay of texture and light, and how the foreground stones lead us toward the horizon-inviting contemplation of distance and possibility.", "momentToReflect": "Beyond every wave is another chance to begin again.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-108", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.195358, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3090, "masterHeight": 2585, "canvasRect": { "x": 276, "y": 339, "w": 2541, "h": 1900 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-108/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-108/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-108/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-108/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-108/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-108/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-108/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-005", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-005", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-005)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "20 oz cotton canvas", "dimensions": "20 × 38 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 96.52, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this powerful horizontal composition, William Henry Broome presents five figures emerging from a shared space, bound not by individual identity, but by a common humanity. Their faces etched in glowing earth tones against a vast, unbroken blue-rise like voices from the past, the present, and perhaps the future.\n\nThe arrangement evokes a monument of memory and experience-ancient and timeless, yet deeply personal. The central figure, wearing glasses with a hand to the mouth, is not simply observing; he is reflecting. He is the thinker, the witness, the storyteller-Broome himself-considering the weight of all that has come before and all that still remains to be said.\n\nEach of the five faces holds a story. Some bear the marks of struggle, others of wisdom, resilience, or quiet endurance. Together, they represent the many facets of the human journey—our triumphs, our scars, our questions, and our unspoken truths.\n\nThe vast blue sky above them is not empty; it is possibility. It reminds us that while we are shaped by those who came before, we also look upward-toward freedom, hope, and the road ahead.\n\nThis work is a tribute to legacy, reflection, and the unbreakable thread that connects us all. It asks us to honor the faces that shaped us and to become the ones who shape what comes next.", "lookingCloser": "How does the composition remind you of a monument or timeless landmark?\nWhy might Broome have included himself as one of the five faces?\nWhat emotions or experiences do each of the faces seem to represent?\nHow does the contrast between the earth tones and the blue sky impact the meaning?\nWho are the \"faces\" in your life that have shaped who you are today?", "momentToReflect": "We are the faces of those who came before us, and the stories we carry forward.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-005", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.79057, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 4899, "masterHeight": 2736, "canvasRect": { "x": 141, "y": 270, "w": 4504, "h": 2224 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-005/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-005/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-005/2048.webp" }, { "w": 4096, "url": "art/whb-bc-005/4096.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-005/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-005/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-005/focus.ktx2", "focusKtx2Lg": "art/whb-bc-005/focus-lg.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-005/og.jpg", "deepZoom": { "format": "dzi", "url": "art/whb-bc-005/dz/tiles.dzi", "width": 4899, "height": 2736, "tileSize": 254, "overlap": 1, "tileFormat": "webp" } } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-008", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-008", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-008)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "30 × 40 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 101.6, "heightCm": 76.2 }, "curatorNote": "BC-008 is a luminous celebration of transformation, inspired by William Henry Broome's enduring love for butterflies. For Broome, butterflies were more than beautiful creatures— they were powerful symbols of change, freedom, and the resilient human spirit.\n\nIn this captivating work, a butterfly emerges from a radiant sea of gold. The swirling, expressive brushstrokes create a sense of movement and energy, as if the butterfly is suspended in a moment of flight. The golden tones envelop the canvas, suggesting warmth, hope, and illumination. This golden light represents Broome's belief that even in our darkest moments, there is always the potential for renewal and transcendence.\n\nThe butterfly, painted with delicate yet intentional strokes, sits at the heart of the composition. Its wings-abstracted and vibrant-suggest both fragility and strength. Surrounding floral-like forms and luminous strokes evoke a world alive with possibility, joy, and beauty.\n\nBroome often returned to butterflies in his art, especially during times of inner struggle. In them, he found a language for the emotions he could not always express in words.\n\nBC-008 reminds us that transformation is always possible.\n\nLike the butterfly, we too can emerge, evolve, and rise above chaos into something more beautiful.\n\nThis painting is an invitation to believe in growth, to embrace change, and to trust that light will always guide us forward.", "lookingCloser": "What draws your eye first, the butterfly, the golden light, or the movement around it?\nHow does Broome use texture and color to create a sense of flight and transformation?\nWhat might the butterfly symbolize in Broome's personal journey?\nHow do the abstract floral elements enhance the theme of growth and renewal?\nIn what ways does this painting reflect Broome's belief in the power to transform and rise above life's challenges?", "momentToReflect": "Just like the butterfly, life is full of beauty. You just have to look at it the right way.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-008", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.300034, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 3787, "masterHeight": 2913, "canvasRect": { "x": 139, "y": 139, "w": 3509, "h": 2635 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-008/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-008/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-008/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-008/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-008/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-008/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-008/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-224", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-224", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-224)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "20 × 24 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 60.96, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In BC-224, Broome returns to the butterfly, but this time with a dramatically different visual language. Against a heavily textured white ground, vivid red and deep black form bold, almost tribal-like patterns across its open wings. The contrast is immediate and commanding beauty presented not through softness, but through intensity.\n\nThe symmetry of the butterfly creates a sense of order, while the swirling shapes within each wing introduce movement and emotional energy. Red can evoke passion, vitality, love, anger, or pain; black can suggest mystery, darkness, strength, or containment. Together, they create a tension between opposing emotional forces held within a single form.\n\nWhat is especially striking is that the butterfly remains fully open. Despite the darkness woven throughout its wings, it does not appear defeated or closed. Instead, Broome presents transformation as something bold and complicated perhaps suggesting that beauty and darkness do not always exist separately but can become part of the same human story.", "lookingCloser": "Notice how carefully the patterns on one wing respond to those on the other. The repeated curves, circles, and sweeping black forms create rhythm within the intense red surface, while the textured white background makes the butterfly appear almost sculptural. Its thin antennae and small central body provide a delicate contrast to the powerful wings surrounding them.", "momentToReflect": "Can darkness and beauty exist within the same story?\nPerhaps our deepest transformations come not from escaping what we have endured,\nbut from learning how to carry both the light and the dark.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-224", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.181515, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3541, "masterHeight": 2997, "canvasRect": { "x": 205, "y": 195, "w": 3140, "h": 2598 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-224/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-224/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-224/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-224/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-224/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-224/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-224/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-214", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-214", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-214)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Linen", "dimensions": "16 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 40.64 }, "curatorNote": "BC-214 is a thoughtful and symbolic self-portrait by William Henry Broome. It captures a moment of clarity, connection, and quiet understanding.\n\nThe vibrant and yellow background represents energy growth and the vitality of life. The network of red and white nodes connected by lines suggests the many thoughts, ideas, and experiences that shape the mind. It may also represent the way we all connect with others, with our past, and with our future.\n\nBroome's steady gaze, the soft glasses, and the smoke from his cigarette show a man who is thinking deeply. He is a seeker, an observer, and a creator. He is not rushing. He is understanding.\n\nThe red vest and white shirt bring warmth and humanity to the portrait.\n\nThey remind us that behind every mind is a heart-feeling, living. and experiencing.\n\nBC-214 is a portrait of a man who is connected to his thoughts, to the world, and to himself.\n\nIt is a reflection of the human mind in connection with life.", "lookingCloser": "The lines and nodes in the background create a powerful symbol of connection.\nThey represent the many paths of thought, memory, and experience that shape who we are. Broome shows us that life is not lived in isolation. We are all connected in ways we may not always see.", "momentToReflect": "Every thought connects.\nEvery experience shapes.\nEvery moment matters.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-214", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.230588, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2615, "masterHeight": 2125, "canvasRect": { "x": 187, "y": 185, "w": 2223, "h": 1753 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-214/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-214/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-214/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-214/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-214/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-214/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-214/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-110", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-110", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-110)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "11 × 14 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 35.56, "heightCm": 27.94 }, "curatorNote": "BC-110 is a powerful expression of emotional struggle and inner conflict.\n\nUnlike traditional portraits, Broome surrounds his face with a storm of color and texture. The thick, layered strokes create a visual pressure that seems to close in-mirroring the mental and emotional weight he often carried.\n\nThe expression on his face is not one of anger, but of pain, confusion, and deep questioning. It is the look of a man searching-for meaning, relief, or perhaps, understanding. The furrowed brow, the tightened mouth, the slight recoil-these details reveal a mind wrestling with thoughts that are difficult to escape.\n\nBroome's self-portraits are not attempts to glorify or idealize himself.\n\nThey are raw confessions. He does not hide his vulnerability; instead, he confronts it with brutal honesty. In this work, the background is not a place, but a feeling—a landscape of turmoil in which he is immersed, and from which he seeks peace.\n\nFor viewers today, BC-110 serves as a reminder that mental anguish is often invisible, yet real. Broome's art gives that invisibility a face, a voice, and a legacy so that others may feel less alone in their struggles and more encouraged to seek help, hope, and healing.\n\nHis brushstrokes were not just marks on canvas; they were the outpouring of a soul in search of light.", "lookingCloser": "The impasto background is built with thick, expressive strokes that create movement, tension, and emotional intensity. The colors-greens, reds, oranges, and earth tones-evoke chaos and entrapment, contrasting with the pale face that emerges from the center.", "momentToReflect": "Behind every silent struggle is a human being searching\nfor the light. Be the reason someone finds it.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-110", "tags": [ "res-exception" ], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.19358, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2417, "masterHeight": 2025, "canvasRect": { "x": 518, "y": 373, "w": 1552, "h": 1285 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-110/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-110/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-110/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-110/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-110/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-110/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-110/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-223", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-223", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-223)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "18 × 36 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 91.44, "heightCm": 45.72 }, "curatorNote": "At first glance, BC-233 appears almost disarmingly simple, a butterfly or perhaps a moth with its wings fully opened against a brilliant field of yellow. Yet Broome’s treatment transforms this familiar image of nature into something heavier, textured, and deeply expressive.\n\nThe wings dominate the composition. Rather than delicate and pristine, they are built through dense, repeated strokes of white, ochre, brown, muted green, and touches of blue. They appear weathered and imperfect yet remain completely open suggesting both vulnerability and resilience.\n\nThe brilliant yellow surrounding the figure introduces warmth, light, and the possibility of renewal. At the center, however, Broome places a relatively small reddish-brown body supporting two enormous wings, creating a striking contrast between fragility and strength.\n\nWithin the broader emotional language of Broome’s work, the butterfly invites thoughts of transformation, freedom, and perhaps escape. But transformation does not necessarily erase what came before. The marks remain visible.\n\nPerhaps that is what gives BC-233 its quiet power: Broome presents us with something marked by its journey, yet still capable of opening its wings.", "lookingCloser": "From a distance, BC-233 appears balanced and almost symmetrical, but closer inspection reveals two distinctly different wings. The left is darker and earthier, while the right carries greater warmth and light. Broome’s repeated strokes create a heavily textured surface, giving the wings the appearance of something weathered yet still capable of flight. At the center, the small, vulnerable body holds these enormous wings together, while Broome’s prominent signature beneath it subtly connects the image to the artist himself.", "momentToReflect": "Can something be weathered by life and still possess the strength to open its wings? Perhaps transformation is not about erasing what we have endured but discovering what we can become because of it.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-223", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.910566, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 5298, "masterHeight": 2773, "canvasRect": { "x": 133, "y": 133, "w": 5032, "h": 2507 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-223/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-223/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-223/2048.webp" }, { "w": 4096, "url": "art/whb-bc-223/4096.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-223/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-223/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-223/focus.ktx2", "focusKtx2Lg": "art/whb-bc-223/focus-lg.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-223/og.jpg", "deepZoom": { "format": "dzi", "url": "art/whb-bc-223/dz/tiles.dzi", "width": 5298, "height": 2773, "tileSize": 254, "overlap": 1, "tileFormat": "webp" } } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-083", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-083", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-083)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this vibrant self-portrait, William Henry Broome surrounds himself with a radiant field of golden energy. The bold, textured brushstrokes evoke movement, intensity, and an almost spiritual illumination.\n\nBroome's steady gaze meets the viewer head-on-confident, introspective, and unguarded. The warm palette suggests passion, life force, and the inner fire that drives his creativity. The pipe, with its curling wisp of smoke, becomes a symbol of contemplation and the steady rhythm of his artistic process.\n\nEvery stroke in this work feels alive, as if the canvas itself is breathing. Broome does not separate himself from his art—he becomes it, merging with the color, texture, and light.\n\nThis painting is a celebration of vitality, imagination, and the enduring spark of the artist's spirit.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this self-portrait. The thick, expressive strokes create a dynamic, almost sculptural surface. The dominant yellows and oranges convey warmth, energy, and creative intensity: The artist's direct gaze, framed by radiating brushwork, draws the viewer into a powerful connection with the mind and heart behind the work.", "momentToReflect": "We are each our own fire.\nWhat matters is how we choose to burn.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-083", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.841704, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2648, "masterHeight": 3146, "canvasRect": { "x": 356, "y": 323, "w": 1975, "h": 2502 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 431, "url": "art/whb-bc-083/512.webp" }, { "w": 862, "url": "art/whb-bc-083/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1724, "url": "art/whb-bc-083/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-083/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-083/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-083/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-083/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-099", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-099", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-099)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Cotton canvas", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "This painting rises like a vision, an explosion of light, texture, and symbolic meaning. At its center is a small human figure, standing within a sacred space, embraced by a radiant field of golden energy. The forms suggest a flame, a vessel, a womb, or a doorway-each inviting a different interpretation.\n\nBroome often used symbols and metaphors to express deeply personal ideas about transformation, protection, and the search for something larger than the self. The central motif, with the \"Y\"-shaped mark and the artist's signature, feels both spiritual and personal-a combination of identity, purpose, and transcendence.\n\nThe powerful movement of the brushstrokes draws the viewer inward while lifting the spirit upward. The dominant yellow and golds evoke illumination, hope, and awakening, while the enclosing forms offer shelter and guidance. It is a painting about emergence-stepping forward from within, into light.\n\nBroome gives us no title and no explanation. In doing so, he leaves us with the most important invitation of all: to find our own meaning within his brushstrokes, guided by our own experiences, faith, and imagination.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's expressive impasto technique creates a dynamic field of texture and energy. The central figure is small yet powerful, standing within a symbolic container that may represent spirit, identity, or transformation. The \"Y\" symbol-appearing in other works-suggests a personal code or universal message known only to the artist.", "momentToReflect": "We are all standing in our own light-waiting for the courage to\nmove through the doorway only we can see.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-099", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.847947, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2582, "masterHeight": 3045, "canvasRect": { "x": 198, "y": 270, "w": 2107, "h": 2459 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 434, "url": "art/whb-bc-099/512.webp" }, { "w": 868, "url": "art/whb-bc-099/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1737, "url": "art/whb-bc-099/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-099/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-099/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-099/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-099/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-066", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-066", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-066)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "20 × 24 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 60.96, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this provocative and energetic work, William Henry Broome blends humor, intensity, and personal connection into a striking visual narrative. The expressive figure, caught in a moment of bold abandon, contrasts with the serene portrait of the young woman, perhaps a memory, inspiration, or quiet anchor amid the storm.\n\nThe vibrant palette is alive with oranges, yellows, reds, and greens-pulses with movement and emotion. The thick, impasto brushstrokes create tactile texture and immediacy, giving the painting a sense of performance, spontaneity, and raw life. Broome's use of contrast between calm and chaos, stillness and action adds depth and complexity.\n\nBroome does not offer explanations; instead, he invites the viewer into the scene, leaving space for interpretation. This work may speak of celebration, release, longing, or the human need for connection-reminding us that joy and reflection often exist side by side.\n\nLike much of Broome's work, this painting remains open-ended. It encourages us to look beyond the surface and discover the meanings that resonate with our own experiences and memories.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this piece. Thick, expressive strokes build a dynamic surface that conveys energy; motion, and emotion. The warm, fiery palette creates excitement and contrast, while the cooler greens and purples in the background add balance and depth. The inset portrait introduces a moment of quiet stillness that beautifully contrasts the animated figure, creating a layered storytelling experience.", "momentToReflect": "In the midst of life's noise, there are faces and memories that remind us\nof what matters most-and give us the strength to keep moving forward.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-066", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.244312, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3555, "masterHeight": 2857, "canvasRect": { "x": 437, "y": 433, "w": 2666, "h": 2003 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-066/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-066/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-066/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-066/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-066/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-066/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-066/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-056", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-056", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-056)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "17 × 14 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 35.56, "heightCm": 43.18 }, "curatorNote": "In this self-portrait, William Henry Broome meets us with unguarded honesty. The direct gaze, the cigarette, the rising smoke every element speaks to a moment of pause between thought and action.\n\nBroome's use of warm earth tones and meticulous detail creates an atmosphere of restraint and introspection. The round glasses, carefully highlighted, frame eyes that have seen much and carried more.\n\nThis is not a portrait for admiration, but for understanding.\n\nThe brushwork reveals both control and texture-every stroke deliberate, every detail earned. The smoke softens the rigidity of the pose, introducing movement and the suggestion of a fleeting moment in time.\n\nThis painting reminds us that behind every creator is a human being navigating life's constant tension between clarity and uncertainty. Broome does not seek approval.\n\nHe simply bears witness.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's masterful realism is evident in the subtle rendering of skin, hair, and fabric.\nHis warm, muted palette creates a sense of intimacy, while the fine details-the reflection in the glasses, the ember of the cigarette, the delicate smoke-draw us into a moment that feels both personal and universal. It is a portrait of a mind at rest, yet never still.", "momentToReflect": "In our most vulnerable moments, we may feel completely exposed yet it is in\nthat honesty that true understanding begins.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-056", "tags": [ "res-exception" ], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.846505, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2228, "masterHeight": 2632, "canvasRect": { "x": 383, "y": 372, "w": 1462, "h": 1875 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 433, "url": "art/whb-bc-056/512.webp" }, { "w": 867, "url": "art/whb-bc-056/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1734, "url": "art/whb-bc-056/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-056/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-056/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-056/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-056/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-123", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-123", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-123)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "18 × 24 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 60.96, "heightCm": 45.72 }, "curatorNote": "BC-123 is a haunting self-portrait by William Henry Broome that invites viewers into a deeply introspective state. The artist's face, painted in pale white, stands in stark contrast to the rich, moody tones of the background and the vibrant orange of his garment, creating a striking visual tension between concealment and revelation.\n\nBroome often used self-portraiture to explore questions of identity, transformation, and the separation between the inner self and the world observing it. The small butterfly in the upper left corner is significant within the context of his work. In many cultures, the butterfly represents transformation, the soul, and rebirth. Broome included butterflies in numerous paintings, suggesting a recurring meditation on change, the spirit, and the desire for transcendence.\n\nThe calm, almost enigmatic expression, softened by the tinted glasses, suggests both protection and distance. The painting does not offer simple answers; instead, it encourages contemplation of who we are beneath the masks we wear and what we become through the storms of life. It is a portrait not just of the artist—but of the human journey toward understanding.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's masterful use of contrast and texture creates layers of meaning. The white face may symbolize vulnerability, purity, or a mask while the warm orange reflects energy, resilience, and survival. The deep blue suggests depth, emotion, or the unknown, while the butterfly serves as a quiet reminder that transformation is always possible, even in the darkest moments.", "momentToReflect": "We all wear masks, but beneath them the soul is always searching to be free.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-123", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.25678, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3661, "masterHeight": 2913, "canvasRect": { "x": 333, "y": 336, "w": 2951, "h": 2233 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-123/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-123/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-123/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-123/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-123/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-123/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-123/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-124", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-124", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-124)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "18 × 24 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 60.96, "heightCm": 45.72 }, "curatorNote": "Among the many portraits within The Broome Collection, BC-124 stands apart as one of the collection's most enigmatic relationships. Two figures occupy the same space, yet they seem to exist in different emotional worlds. One appears restrained and introspective, while the other bears a butterfly across the forehead, a recurring symbol that surfaces throughout William Henry Broome's body of work.\n\nWhether these are two individuals, two memories, or two aspects of the artist's own psyche remains uncertain. Broome offers no explanation. Instead, he layers expressive color, distorted features, and symbolic imagery to create a painting that feels suspended between reality and dream.\n\nThe butterfly is especially significant. As additional works in the collection reveal similar imagery, it begins to emerge not as decoration, but as part of Broome's private visual vocabulary. Across cultures the butterfly has represented transformation, renewal, fragility, and hope. Here it appears to rest upon the mind itself, suggesting that change begins not in the body, but within consciousness.\n\nRather than documenting a specific relationship, the painting invites viewers to consider the relationships that shape every human life-the people who influence us, the memories we carry, and the parts of ourselves that evolve through connection. Like much of Broome's work, the answers remain intentionally unfinished, allowing the mystery to become part of the experience.", "lookingCloser": "The thick, expressive brushwork gives both faces a sculptural presence, while the dramatically different color palettes distinguish the emotional character of each figure. The butterfly, positioned at the center of the forehead, functions almost as a symbolic third eye, introducing a recurring motif that appears elsewhere in The Broome Collection. The composition suggests conversation without words, inviting viewers to explore identity, memory, and transformation.", "momentToReflect": "Some people enter our lives to change us.\nOthers remain only as butterflies in our memory.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-124", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.253937, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 3185, "masterHeight": 2540, "canvasRect": { "x": 242, "y": 278, "w": 2638, "h": 1956 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-124/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-124/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-124/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-124/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-124/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-124/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-124/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-084", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-084", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-084)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "With a paintbrush clenched between his teeth and a mischievous tilt of the head, Broome offers us a rare moment of levity in his self-portraits.\n\nThis work radiates humor, curiosity, and a touch of defiance, a glimpse of the artist who never took himself too seriously, even as he wrestled with life's deeper battles. The impish expression and bare form speak to Broome's comfort in vulnerability and his refusal to hide behind pretense.\n\nThe thick, expressive strokes and warm palette bring energy and movement to the piece, capturing a spark of creativity mid-play. It is a testament to Broome's unfiltered spirit and his belief that art is not only a means of expression, but also a source of joy.\n\nHere, Broome reminds us that even in the midst of struggle, there is room for laughter, imagination, and the childlike wonder that fuels creation.", "lookingCloser": "The playful pose, the paintbrush, the direct gaze, and the rich impasto technique come together in this self-portrait to reveal Broome's uninhibited personality. The texture of the paint and the spontaneous strokes emphasize the artist's hands-on relationship with his messy, instinctive, and alive. This piece captures a fleeting instant of creative freedom, where the artist becomes both the performer and the playful child.", "momentToReflect": "We are all more than our struggles.\nSometimes, we just need to remember how to play.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-084", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.840816, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2266, "masterHeight": 2695, "canvasRect": { "x": 237, "y": 287, "w": 1792, "h": 2131 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 430, "url": "art/whb-bc-084/512.webp" }, { "w": 861, "url": "art/whb-bc-084/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1722, "url": "art/whb-bc-084/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-084/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-084/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-084/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-084/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-079", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-079", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-079)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Ampersand Gessobord panel", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this self-portrait, William Henry Broome engages the viewer in a rare moment of direct connection. Extending both hands forward, he offers the paintbrush horizontally an intentional gesture of invitation, challenge, and shared purpose. The steady gaze behind golden glasses is calm yet unwavering, communicating confidence, focus, and a deep respect for the act of creation.\n\nThe soft, light background allows the figure and gesture to take center stage, eliminating distraction and emphasizing the symbolic power of the pose. The turquoise garment, tied at the center with a simple white bow, introduces a sense of approachability and individuality. Broome's signature, visible across the chest, becomes part of the composition-an affirmation of identity and authorship.\n\nThis work may suggest themes of offering one's work to the world, taking responsibility for one's voice, or bridging the space between artist and audience. The outstretched paintbrush can symbolize the tools of creativity as instruments of connection, expression, and transformation.\n\nRather than offering certainty, Broome leaves the meaning open, inviting each viewer to consider what they are being invited to accept, create, or share in their own journey. The painting speaks to the quiet strength it takes to extend oneself-to be seen, to be understood, and to leave a mark through honest expression.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's careful use of light and subtle texture creates depth in the face, hands, and clothing. The direct, frontal composition strengthens the connection with the viewer. The outstretched hands and horizontal paintbrush form a strong visual line that anchors the piece, while the neutral background enhances clarity and focus on the artist's expression and gesture.", "momentToReflect": "Creativity is not only what we make, but what we offer to others.\nEvery brush of the hand can become a bridge between one heart and another.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-079", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.846701, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2618, "masterHeight": 3092, "canvasRect": { "x": 303, "y": 348, "w": 1996, "h": 2369 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 434, "url": "art/whb-bc-079/512.webp" }, { "w": 867, "url": "art/whb-bc-079/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1734, "url": "art/whb-bc-079/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-079/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-079/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-079/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-079/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-115", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-115", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-115)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "16 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 40.64 }, "curatorNote": "In this striking self-portrait, William Henry Broome holds a small blue figure-arms outstretched in front of a fiery, textured background. The figure becomes both companion and symbol, representing play, vulnerability, and the inner child that remains within us all.\n\nThe intense orange surface pulses with energy, evoking fire, life force, and the creative spark. Broome places himself at the center of this field-not in arrogance, but in honesty-acknowledging the inseparable link between the artist, his creation, and his truest self.\n\nBroome's use of thick, tactile paint gives the work a physical presence. Every stroke is felt, not just seen. The blue figure contrasts yet harmonizes with the background, a reminder that our imaginative, playful selves can exist even in the midst of life's most intense moments.\n\nBroome does not tell us who to be; he invites us to remember who we are beneath it all. This painting is an affirmation that creativity and innocence are not lost with time-they are simply waiting to be held again.\n\nLike much of Broome's work, it remains an open-ended mirror for personal truth, reflection, and rediscovery.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this self-portrait. The thick, expressive strokes create a dynamic, almost sculptural surface. The vibrant orange background conveys intensity and warmth, while the blue figure introduces contrast, symbolizing imagination, play, and the inner child. The direct gaze and unguarded presentation invite the viewer into a space of authenticity, where the artist meets us as both creator and creation.", "momentToReflect": "The child within us never stops reaching for wonder, for play, for connection.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-115", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 1.195012, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2923, "masterHeight": 2446, "canvasRect": { "x": 254, "y": 331, "w": 2413, "h": 1786 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 512, "url": "art/whb-bc-115/512.webp" }, { "w": 1024, "url": "art/whb-bc-115/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2048, "url": "art/whb-bc-115/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-115/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-115/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-115/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-115/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-118", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-118", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-118)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this evocative self-portrait, William Henry Broome cloaks himself in shades of yellow and green colors that pulse with dual meanings. The yellow radiates warmth, curiosity, and creativity, while the deep green backdrop speaks to mystery, reflection, and the complexity of the inner self.\n\nThe hat, adorned with a single burst of floral brightness, adds a touch of personality and quiet confidence. The round glasses suggest both intellect and observation, a mind that sees beyond surface appearances.\n\nBroome's impasto technique gives the portrait a living texture, almost sculptural, where every stroke feels deliberate and charged with emotion. This work is not just a likeness, it is a meditation on identity, individuality, and the many roles we carry within us.\n\nIt invites us to look beyond the surface and explore the stories we tell ourselves-and the truths we choose to reveal.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this self-portrait. The thick, expressive strokes build a rich, tactile surface that brings depth and life to the image. The interplay of yellow and green creates a compelling harmony bright yet contemplative. The hat and glasses become symbols of character and perspective, framing a thinker, an observer, and a creator who continues to see the world through his own vibrant lens.", "momentToReflect": "We are all painted by the colors of our choices and the light we allow in.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-118", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.84907, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2419, "masterHeight": 2849, "canvasRect": { "x": 314, "y": 346, "w": 1814, "h": 2163 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 435, "url": "art/whb-bc-118/512.webp" }, { "w": 869, "url": "art/whb-bc-118/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1739, "url": "art/whb-bc-118/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-118/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-118/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-118/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-118/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-116", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-116", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-116)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Panel", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "In this intimate self-portrait, William Henry Broome presents himself in a rare moment of stillness and introspection.\n\nClad in a vivid orange shirt, hands pressed together in a prayer-like gesture, a cigarette resting lightly between his lips, Broome gazes directly at us unflinching, thoughtful, and vulnerable. The cool, textured background contrasts with the warmth and intensity of his presence, creating a powerful tension between inner calm and inner fire.\n\nThe painting speaks to themes of contemplation, discipline, and the search for clarity amid life's complexity. It reflects Broome's belief in reflection as both refuge and strength, a practice that grounds the creative spirit and sustains the human soul.\n\nThis work is a reminder that even in solitude, the artist seeks connection with himself, with something greater, and ultimately, with the viewer.", "lookingCloser": "Broome's impasto technique is masterfully evident in this self-portrait. The thick, expressive paint creates a tactile, almost sculptural surface. The vibrant orange garment commands attention and symbolizes spiritual energy, awareness, and creativity. The prayerful hands and steady gaze invite us into a space of introspection, where silence becomes a source of strength and the artist's presence feels both personal and universal.", "momentToReflect": "In stillness, we find ourselves; in reflection, we find our purpose.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-116", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.853565, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 2454, "masterHeight": 2875, "canvasRect": { "x": 319, "y": 346, "w": 1785, "h": 2205 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 437, "url": "art/whb-bc-116/512.webp" }, { "w": 874, "url": "art/whb-bc-116/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1748, "url": "art/whb-bc-116/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-116/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-116/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-116/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-116/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-235", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-235", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-235)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "20 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "BC-235 is a bold and expressive self-portrait by William Henry Broome. It captures a moment of raw emotion, freedom, and unfiltered truth.\n\nThe vibrant purple background symbolizes passion, creativity, and the intense energy of the artist. The open mouth, the raised gaze, and the dynamic brushstrokes show a man who is not afraid to express himself fully.\n\nBroome's use of vivid color and powerful expression reminds us that art is not always quiet. Sometimes, it is loud, passionate, and deeply human.\n\nThis portrait is not about perfection. It is about honesty. It is about embracing every part of who we are: the joy, the struggle, the voice within.\n\nBC-235 speaks to anyone who has ever felt the need to be heard, to be seen, and to be true to themselves.\n\nIt is a celebration of self-expression, courage, and living life without apology.", "lookingCloser": "The rich purple tones and expressive brushstrokes create a sense of movement and energy. The open expression and bold colors reveal a man who lives without fear of judgment and chooses to express his true self with passion and power.", "momentToReflect": "When you stop hiding, you start living.\nBe loud. Be real. Be you.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-235", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.998907, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2741, "masterHeight": 2744, "canvasRect": { "x": 131, "y": 131, "w": 2479, "h": 2482 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 511, "url": "art/whb-bc-235/512.webp" }, { "w": 1023, "url": "art/whb-bc-235/1024.webp" }, { "w": 2046, "url": "art/whb-bc-235/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-235/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-235/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-235/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-235/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-004", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-004", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-004)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "20 oz cotton canvas", "dimensions": "38 × 20 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 50.8, "heightCm": 96.52 }, "curatorNote": "In this striking self-portrait, William Henry Broome confronts the viewer with a face both revealed and concealed. Painted in vivid strokes of pink, the skin becomes a mosaic-part armor, part identity, part scar. The marks suggest wounds, protection, and perhaps the impressions we carry from the world's gaze.\n\nThe golden glasses frame eyes that are alert, steady, and unflinching. They invite us to look deeper, beyond the surface, into the soul that refuses to be defined by pain or perception.\n\nThe raised fist and the drop of red at the throat speak of tension-between silence and expression, vulnerability and strength, survival and resistance.\n\nThe dark background isolates the figure, making him both solitary and universal.\n\nBroome transforms his own visage into a question: How much of ourselves do we reveal, and how much do we build to survive? This is not a portrait of vanity; it is a portrait of truth.\n\nThe painting challenges us to see the courage it takes to stand as yourself in a world that often asks you to become someone", "lookingCloser": "What do the pink marks on the face suggest about identity and experience?\nHow does Broome use texture and color to express emotion and physical presence?\nWhat might the raised fist symbolize in the context of this portrait?\nWhy does Broome use golden glasses-and what do they reveal about perception?\nHow does the dark background influence your focus and emotional response?\nWhat story might the single drop of red be telling?", "momentToReflect": "You may cover the wounds, but the soul will always speak through the eyes\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-004", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.559625, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 1971, "masterHeight": 3522, "canvasRect": { "x": 158, "y": 194, "w": 1642, "h": 3225 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 287, "url": "art/whb-bc-004/512.webp" }, { "w": 573, "url": "art/whb-bc-004/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1146, "url": "art/whb-bc-004/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-004/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-004/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-004/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-004/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 6, "id": "whb-bc-188", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-188", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-188)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "24 × 18 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 45.72, "heightCm": 60.96 }, "curatorNote": "BC-188 captures an unguarded moment of astonishment, a split second of raw emotion that Broome transforms into painted expression. With mouth open, eyes wide, and brows lifted, he records not just a reaction but the physical experience of surprise.\n\nThe neutral gray background strips away context, placing all attention on the face, the bear, and the emotion that connects them. The heart-shaped chest of the bear glows with warmth amid the cooler tones, suggesting a yearning for comfort, love, or connection at the very instant of revelation.\n\nLoose, expressive lines in pink, orange, and aqua trace the figure with immediacy. This is not a posed portrait; it is a moment as it happened, instinctive, vulnerable, and true.\n\nBroome often used toys, symbols, and props to explore themes of innocence, emotional need, and the duality of strength and sensitivity. Here, the bear becomes a mirror for his inner world-part companion, part confidant.\n\nThis painting invites us to reflect on the moments when life interrupts us with something unexpected-and how, in those moments, our truest selves are revealed.", "lookingCloser": "The minimal background and expressive line work intensify the raw emotion on display. The heart on the bear contrasts with the surprise on Broome's face, creating a dialogue between comfort and astonishment. This work suggests a sensitivity to life's emotional shocks and a willingness to reveal them without hesitation.", "momentToReflect": "Sometimes life surprises us.\nSometimes we surprise ourselves even more.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-188", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.772694, "framing": "added", "masterWidth": 2094, "masterHeight": 2710, "canvasRect": { "x": 100, "y": 100, "w": 1894, "h": 2510 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 396, "url": "art/whb-bc-188/512.webp" }, { "w": 791, "url": "art/whb-bc-188/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1582, "url": "art/whb-bc-188/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-188/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-188/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-188/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-188/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-151", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-151", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-151)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "dimensions": "10 × 8 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 20.32, "heightCm": 25.4 }, "curatorNote": "Viewed together, BC-148 and BC-151 become one of the most psychologically revealing pairings within the Broome Collection. In both works, William Henry Broome transforms an intimate article of clothing into an unexpected mask, replacing conventional ideas of portraiture with an image that is simultaneously vulnerable, unsettling, and deeply symbolic.\n\nAt first glance, the paintings invite curiosity because of their unusual subject matter. Yet the longer one looks, the less these works appear to concern clothing and the more they become studies of identity itself. The fabric conceals much of the artist's face while leaving only a single eye visible-a recurring visual device that suggests observation without full exposure. Broome appears to ask whether a person can reveal themselves precisely by hiding behind something else.\n\nThe contrasting colors reinforce this dialogue. In BC-148, the vivid green background and pink fabric create a heightened sense of tension and theatricality, while BC-151's softer palette introduces a quieter, more contemplative mood. Though nearly identical in composition, the emotional atmosphere of each painting is markedly different, suggesting that Broome was experimenting not with costume, but with\n\nWithin the larger collection, Broome repeatedly challenged conventional ideas of masculinity, self-image, and personal identity. These paintings continue that exploration with remarkable honesty. Objects commonly associated with privacy become vehicles for public self-examination, dissolving the boundary between what society expects us to conceal and what the artist chooses to reveal.\n\nRather than inviting voyeurism, these portraits invite empathy. They remind us that identity is rarely fixed or singular. It is layered, protected, vulnerable, and constantly negotiated between the individual and the world around them.", "lookingCloser": "The underwear functions visually much like a theatrical mask. By covering most of the face while exposing only one eye, Broome shifts attention away from physical appearance and toward psychological presence. The eye becomes the emotional center of each composition, maintaining direct engagement with the viewer despite the concealment. Seen within the broader context of the Broome Collection, these paintings suggest recurring questions that occupy much of the artist's work: Who am I when expectations are removed? What parts of myself remain hidden? Which identities do I choose, and which are imposed upon me?\nBroome often used masks, disguises, and substituted objects to explore the conflict between external identity and internal truth. These works reflect a mindset that is experimental, provocative, and unflinchingly honest. He challenges the viewer to look beyond surface shock and recognize the deeper inquiry: the search for authenticity in a world that pressures conformity. The use of such an intimate garment may be read as a symbolic reclamation of something hidden turning an object of privacy into a declaration of self-awareness.", "momentToReflect": "We all wear something that the world cannot see.\nThe question is not what we hide, but what we hope to become.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-151", "tags": [ "res-exception" ], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. All Rights Reserved" }, "image": { "aspect": 0.821098, "framing": "photographed", "masterWidth": 1510, "masterHeight": 1839, "canvasRect": { "x": 128, "y": 124, "w": 1259, "h": 1593 }, "sizes": [ { "w": 420, "url": "art/whb-bc-151/512.webp" }, { "w": 841, "url": "art/whb-bc-151/1024.webp" }, { "w": 1510, "url": "art/whb-bc-151/2048.webp" } ], "thumb": "art/whb-bc-151/thumb.webp", "wallKtx2": "art/whb-bc-151/wall.ktx2", "focusKtx2": "art/whb-bc-151/focus.ktx2", "og": "art/whb-bc-151/og.jpg" } }, { "schemaVersion": 7, "id": "whb-bc-217", "source": { "provider": "whb", "providerId": "BC-217", "webUrl": "https://broomecollection.com/tour/credits" }, "title": "Untitled (BC-217)", "artist": { "name": "William Henry Broome" }, "date": "Date unknown", "medium": "Oil on cotton canvas", "dimensions": "20 × 16 in.", "physicalSize": { "widthCm": 40.64, "heightCm": 50.8 }, "curatorNote": "BC-217 is one of William Henry Broome's most intense and emotionally raw self-portraits. It is a powerful visual expression of a moment of release, struggle, and truth.\n\nThe wide-open mouth, the bold glasses, and the swirling colors around the face suggest a voice that cannot be silenced. This is not just a portrait.\n\nIt is an outpouring of emotion, an expression of something too strong to be contained.\n\nThe thick, energetic brushstrokes and the vibrant mixture of reds, oranges, blues, purples, and dark tones show the inner world of the artist in motion.\n\nThe painting feels alive with passion, frustration, energy, and a desire to be heard.\n\nBroome does not hide behind beauty or perfection. He shows us the real human experience-the moments of pain, anger, release, and survival. This honesty is what makes his art so powerful and timeless.\n\nBC-217 reminds us that every person carries emotions that sometimes have no words. Art can be the voice that speaks when we cannot.\n\nIt is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the courage it takes to be real.", "lookingCloser": "The open mouth, the strong colors, and the swirling textures show a moment of intense emotion and release. The painting captures the power of expression and the courage it takes to show the truth of how we feel inside.", "momentToReflect": "Sometimes the loudest voice is the one\nthat comes from deep inside our heart.\nHe left more than paintings.\nHe left a life painted in brushstrokes.", "accession": "BC-217", "tags": [], "license": { "name": "Collection", "creditLine": "© 2026 The Broome Collection. 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The painting confronts the viewer with an unflinching moment of internal crisis, depicted through explosive color, forceful movement, and a haunting gesture.\n\nThe swirling, fiery palette conveys a mind in turmoil-a psychological landscape consumed by pressure, despair, and the unbearable weight of existence. The figure's wide eyes and the firearm object pressed to the head suggest a moment at the edge, where thoughts become overwhelming and the line between survival and surrender dangerously blurs.\n\nBroome transforms private anguish into universal language. This work is not about violence for its own sake, but about the silent battles fought within the mind-battles that often remain unseen by the world.\n\nThrough BC-191, Broome invites us to acknowledge the raw truth of human suffering and the profound importance of empathy, understanding, and compassion.", "lookingCloser": "The thick impasto surface reveals Broome's urgent and expressive technique. 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