Jesús Moroles receives arts honors

Sculptor Jesús Moroles was one of several figures honored with this year’s National Medals of the Arts and Humanities. Along with the likes of actress Olivia de Havilland and comic book legend Stan Lee, Moroles received his recognition during a White House ceremony yesterday.

The Texan-based Moroles is best-known for his granite sculptures and monuments including the "Floating Mesa Fountain" for the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico and the "Houston Police Officers Memorial." According to the National Endowment of the Arts, Moroles’ artwork is renowned worldwide:

Moroles has more than 2,000 works in place in China, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States, in museum, corporate, public and private collections. To date Moroles's work has been included in over one hundred and sixty one-person exhibitions and one hundred and ninety group exhibitions worldwide. Among his distinctions, Moroles is a member of the Board of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, and recipient of the 2007 Texas Medal of the Arts Award for Visual Arts by the Texas Cultural Trust.

Moroles’ work is a family affair according to his official bio; his parents, brother, sister, and brother-in-law serve as “integral parts” of the Moroles Studio in Rockport, Texas.

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Sources- whitehouse.gov, New York Times, National Endowment of the Arts, moroles.org