Sculptor Jesus Moroles dies in crash with tractor trailer on I-35 in Jarrell, Texas
Modified Date:
Wed, 06/17/2015 - 12:59pmAccident Date:
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sculptor Jesus Moroles dies in Texas traffic accident
President George W. Bush awarded Moroles the National Medal of Arts in 2008.
Texas sculptor Jesus Moroles dies in car accident
Moroles' largest single work is the 1991 site sculpture, the "Houston Police Officers Memorial." Comprised of granite and an earthen stepped pyramid surrounded by four equal inverted stepped pyramids excavated from the ground, the sculpture spans 120 feet by 120 feet.
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Texas sculptor and National Medal of Arts recipient Jesus Moroles died Monday when the van he was driving rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate 35. Moroles, of Rockport, died at the scene. The trucker was not hurt.
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Type: Truck Accident
People Involved:
Jesus Moroles
Roadway:
Interstate 35City:
Jarrell, TXCounty:
Williamson County, TXArea:
Austin, TX
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