Earned B.A. degree from the University of San Francisco in English Literature, Minor in Art History, degree included 1.5-year study at Center for Medieval Renaissance Studies, Keble College, and University of Oxford. Studied Modern Languages at Gobner House, Oxford, England. Assisted the Chief Curator of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Graphic Arts department as a volunteer for 4 years. He has 22 years of experience collecting, curating, and researching Modern Masters and Old Masters art on paper. He has written and lectured on various topics pertaining to art on paper and the visual arts. He coordinated a commission in 2010 by the Office of the President of the United States for a custom work of art, and completed museum consulting projects in Qatar and the Arabian Peninsula. Cooke has assisted thousands of first-time and experienced collectors world-wide to expand their art collections. Enjoys music, running, swimming, traveling and museum going. Favorite museum: Le Louvre