| Maurice E. Brooks | |
| Birth Date: | 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Edgewood, Nevada, U.S. |
| Death Date: | December 1, 1970 |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Education: | University of Utah |
| Occupation: | Sculptor, painter |
Maurice E. Brooks (1908 - December 1, 1970) was an American sculptor and painter.
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]