Maurice E. Brooks

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Maurice E. Brooks
Born1908
DiedDecember 1, 1970
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. [1] He graduated from the University of Utah. [1]

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. [1] Brooks designed busts as well as baptismal fonts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bern, London, and New Zealand. [2] He was also a painter, and like many artists he painted scenes in Dixie, southwestern Utah. [3] One of his paintings depicting Native Americans dancing was acquired by the Springville Museum of Art. [3]

Brooks died on December 1, 1970, in Salt Lake City, and his funeral was held at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. "Utah Artists Project: Maurice E. Brooks". J. Willard Marriot Library. The University of Utah. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. "Utah Obituaries". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. December 3, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2019 via Newspapers.com.