Happy #MuseumSunshine Day!
Each week, we're joining museums across the country in sharing sunny images from our collections.
This 16 foot granite sculpture by Texas Sculptor Jesus Moroles warmly greets all OJAC visitors and casts a lovely shadowed pattern across our sculpture courtyard each sunny afternoon.
The artist had a close relationship with our museum founders Reilly Nail and Bill Bomar, as seen in the 1984 installation images below. Sun Symbol was one of his first major commissions!
Tatum Green, Administrative Assistant
These and other works by Jesus are certainly collection favorites for our staff and community.
Want to learn more about the life and work of this amazing Texas Sculptor? Purchase your copy of Jesus Moroles: Granite Sculpture from our museum giftshop! (purchase link below)
Jesús Moroles achieved international renown as a master sculptor of large scale abstract granite works and was a recipient of the United States National Medal of Arts in 2008, the 2007 Texas Medal of the Arts Award for Visual Arts, and was the 2011 Texas State Artist for three-dimensional work …