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We remember…..Jesús Moroles

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Jesús Moroles was a wonderful sculptor of granite who passed away in a car crash earlier this month. The accident took place about 30 minutes from Austin. The van Moroles was driving rear ended a tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

The artist was based out of Rockport, Texas. Moroles also served in the United States Air Force.

Morales was the recipient of the United States National Medal of the Arts.

In this clip a great interview with Jesús Moroles:

The artist was commissioned for a work of art that was displayed on the Great Wall of China.

Another important work of Moroles was the Houston Police Officers Memorial.

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Artist of the moment……..Jesus Moroles

{ February 26, 2015 @ 11:59 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Jesús Moroles is a contemporary American artist renown for his large sculptures composed of granite. Jesús Moroles was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in the year 1950. Moroles attended North Texas University located in Denton.

In this clip a sculpture by Moroles is talked about in detail:

The artist is based out of Rockport, Texas.

Below a short interview with the artist:

Moroles was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008 for his contributions to the art world.

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Below a link to the website of Jesus Moroles:

http://www.moroles.com/

The largest work by Moroles is a 120 foot by 120 foot sculpture made to remember fallen police officers of Houston, Texas. Since launching his art career Moroles has placed more than 2,000 works of art in collections.

Moroles is also a board member of the Smithsonian Institute located in Washington D.C.

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