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His work caught the eye of many celebrities of the day including Rodney Bewes, Frank
Windsor, Tom Courtenay and others. His most famous collector was Yorkshire born Hollywood star James Mason, who purchased over 20 of Peters original paintings. Peter Brook featured in the documentary "Home James"
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It was only when he was offered a contract with Agnews of London that Peter was able to become a full time artist. He worked with Agnews for many years, with numerous exhibitions in London, as well as in the USA and
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which saw James Mason visit his home town of
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where he studied to become a teacher while he attended evening drawing classes and visited art galleries. He returned to West
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