Museum unveils Dan Moody statue

The community got reacquainted with a Taylor icon Saturday when officials unveiled a life-size, bronze statue of Dan Moody at his boyhood home turned museum.

The unveiling of the Dan Moody statue at the Moody Museum was celebrated by Dan Moody’s grandson, Charles Moody, daughter-in-law Ann Moody and granddaughter Martha Moody DeGrasse.

The Dan Moody statue waits to be revealed to a crowd of community members and county officials June 6.

The life-size statue built to Dan Moody’s exact height was created by sculptor Joe Kenney and installed on the east lawn of the Moody Museum, 114 W. Ninth St.

Moody, who was the state’s youngest governor at age 33 in 1927, is also remembered for leading one of the first prosecutions in Texas targeting the Ku Klux Klan.

The sculpture depicting Moody at his 6-feet 1-inch height was designed by Texas sculptor Joe Kenney, who attended the ceremony with other dignitaries including Williamson County Judge Steven Snell and Sheriff Matt Lindemann.

A large crowd packed the lawn Jan. 6 at the museum, 114 W. Ninth St., to witness the debut of the sculpture, a project several years in the making.

Many community members and county officials attended the unveiling of the Dan Moody statue June 6. Photo by Emily Treadway

Upload date: 06/10/2026 06:00 AM