Dan Brook was born on a ranch in Oklahoma. His artistic talent was evident from childhood. In the fourth grade, Brook entered a youth art show. His drawing was so advanced, the judges accused him of tracing it from a photograph. After graduation from Baylor University, he studied under internationally recognized portrait sculptor, Dr. B.N. Walker. It was then that his talents were combined with the disciplines of the old masters.

Now, his direction is to convey Natives as truly Native and truly human, without chliche' or stereotype. "Belly Laugh", a piece showing a mother blowing on her child's belly, is the first of this series. "Indians are people. They like to laugh like anyone else", he says with a smile. "My overall goal is to use the gift God has given me and for people to see Him in my work."

Also an accomplished foundryman, Brook does all his own casting, making his pieces truly the work of his own hands, from start to finish.

Dan's work is sought after in both the public and private sectors.

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Belly Laugh Bronze	The Fishing Lesson Bronze
Atlatl Hunter Bronze	Little Fisherman Bronze
Attacking Grizzly Bronze	Chief Claude Cox Chief of the Muscogee Nation Bronze
Southeastern Head-study 3/4 Life Size Bronze	Plains Singer (Work in Progress) Bronze