| Maurice E. Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 Edgewood, Nevada, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1970 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Education | University of Utah |
| Occupation(s) | Sculptor, painter |
Maurice E. Brooks (1908 - December 1, 1970) was an American sculptor and painter.
Life
Brooks was born in 1908 in Edgewood, Nevada. He graduated from the University of Utah.
Brooks was articled to sculptor Millard F. Malin, whom he assisted in designing the Mormon Battalion on the Utah State Capitol and the Sugar House Monument in Salt Lake City. Brooks designed busts as well as baptismal fonts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bern, London, and New Zealand. He was also a painter, and like many artists he painted scenes in Dixie, southwestern Utah. One of his paintings depicting Native Americans dancing was acquired by the Springville Museum of Art.
Brooks died on December 1, 1970, in Salt Lake City, and his funeral was held at the Cathedral of the Madeleine.
References
- ^ Swanson, Vern G.; Olpin, Robert S.; Poulton, Donna L.; Rogers, Janie L. (2001). Utah Art, Utah Artists: 150-Year Survey. Layton, Utah: Gibbs-Smith. p. 85. ISBN 9781586851118. OCLC 716930174.
- "Utah Artists Project: Maurice E. Brooks". J. Willard Marriot Library. The University of Utah. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Poulton, Donna L.; Swanson, Vern G.; Hagerty, Donald J. (2009). Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. p. 69. ISBN 9781423601845. OCLC 758388236.
- "Utah Obituaries". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. December 3, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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