Mildred Bryant Brooks (1901–1995) was an American printmaker, and teacher.[1] She taught at Stickney Memorial Art School for many years, and was a co-founder of The Six Print Club. She was known for her etchings the California landscape and trees.
Mildred Bryant Brooks | |
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| Born | Mildred Bryant July 21, 1901 Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1995 (aged 93) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA), Otis Art Institute, Chouinard Art Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Printmaker, teacher |
| Known for | Etcher, aquatinter, muralist |
| Spouse | Don J. Brooks |
Early life and education
editMildred Bryant Brooks was born on July 21, 1901, in Maryville, Missouri.[2] She was the daughter of Millie (née Davis), and J. Jay Bryant.[3] The Bryant family moved in 1907 to Long Beach, California.[3] She attended Long Beach High School (now Long Beach Polytechnic High School).[4]
Brooks graduated with a bachelors degree in art from the University of Southern California (USC);[3] and continued studies after her graduation at the Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design), and Chouinard Art Institute.[3] She studied under Arthur Millier,[5] Frank Tolles Chamberlin,[6] and Earl Stetson Crawford.[7]
She was married to Don J. Brooks.[8]
Career
editStarting in 1929, Brooks learned etching,[5] and began teaching at Stickney Memorial Art School in Pasadena, California.
The Six Print Club was a fine art prints subscription service, founded in 1932 by Brooks, Arthur Millier, Margaret Kidder, A. Simon, Jane McDuffle Thurston, and Martha Simmons.[9] In the 1930s, she became known as the "best etchers of trees" nationally, after it was stated a 1936 article in the Los Angeles Times.[7][10] In 1936, Brooks had a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C..[4] During World War II, she left printmaking and started focusing her work in mural painting.
She died on July 3, 1995, in Santa Barbara, California.[3] Her work can be found in museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[11] the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,[12] the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,[6] the New York Public Library Print Collection, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[13] the Dayton Art Institute, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Laguna Art Museum.[14]
References
edit- ^ Bjornstad, Randi. "Virtual exhibit courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: Etchings and prints by artist Mildred Bryant Brooks". EugeneScene.org. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ Who's Who in American Art. Vol. 5. R. R. Bowker. 1953. p. 56 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. University of Texas Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-292-79063-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Hendrickson, Mike Guardabascio & Tyler (2019). History of Long Beach Poly, The: Scholars & Champions. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-1-4671-3528-3.
- ^ a b "Mildred Bryant Brooks Christmas Open House 1959". The Los Angeles Times. 1959-12-06. p. 145. Retrieved 2024-09-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Little Fugitives, 1930s". San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA). 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b Paths to the Press: Printmaking and American Women Artists, 1910-1960. Mariana Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University. 2006. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-890751-13-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Berry, Graham (1937-11-21). "Exemplifying Hallmark Quality and Value Life-Long Love Of Nature Influences Etchers Work Mrs. Mildred Bryant Brooks, Whose Etching Won Highest Award For 1937, Made Trees Her Childhood Playmates". The Pasadena Post. Retrieved 2024-09-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. 1932-09-04. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-09-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Millier, Arthur (1936-02-09). "Our Artists in Person: Mildred Bryant Brooks". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mildred Bryant Brooks". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Mildred Bryant Brooks, American, 1901 – 1995". National Gallery of Art (NGA). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ Feinblatt, Ebria; Davis, Bruce; Art, Los Angeles County Museum of (1980). Los Angeles Prints, 1883-1980: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Museum. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-87587-097-7.
- ^ "Etchings by Mildred Bryant Brooks". Laguna Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-30.