Mildred Bryant Brooks

Mildred Bryant Brooks (1901–1995) was an American printmaker, and teacher. 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.

Early life and education Mildred Bryant Brooks was born on July 21, 1901, in Maryville, Missouri. She was the daughter of Millie (née Davis), and J. Jay Bryant. The Bryant family moved in 1907 to Long Beach, California.

Brooks graduated with a bachelor's degree in art from the University of Southern California (USC); Frank Tolles Chamberlin, and Earl Stetson Crawford.

She was married to Don J. Brooks.

Career

Starting in 1929, Brooks learned etching, 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. In 1936, Brooks had a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.. the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, the Dayton Art Institute, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Laguna Art Museum.