Alonzo Victor Lewis
Chinese teacher (Confucius) and Fish teacher, two of the 44 works by Lewis adorning the University of Washington's Miller Hall, originally Education Hall (1922).[1]
Alonzo Victor Lewis (1886–1946) was an American artist. He is primarily known for public sculptures in the State of Washington; he also painted in the Impressionist style.[2]
Born in Utah,[3] Lewis studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, then moved for a time to Spokane, Washington before settling in Seattle in 1912.[2]
Partial list of works[]
- 44 sculptures for Education Hall (now Miller Hall), University of Washington, Seattle. 1922.[1]
- The First World Flight monument, Sand Point Air Field (now Magnuson Park), Seattle. 1924[4]
- American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory, Seattle Center, Seattle, now located at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.[1][citation needed]
- Winged Victory, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington. Dedicated 1938.[5]
- Abraham Lincoln memorial sculpture, Spokane, Washington.[6]
- Dr. Mark A. Matthews, 1942 sculpture of Mark A. Matthews, Denny Park, Seattle.[7]
- The Prospector, Sitka, Alaska. Modeled in clay no later than 1942. Posthumously cast in bronze, dedicated 1949.[8]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Guide to the University of Washington Miller Hall Façade Sculptures Photograph Collection ca. 1952 Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, University of Washington Libraries. Accessed online 2009-07-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lawrence Kreisman and Glenn Mason, The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest, Portland: Timber Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-88192-849-5. p. 302
- ^ Studio of Alonzo Victor Lewis, Seattle, ca. 1923 Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, University of Washington Libraries. Accessed online 2009-07-10.
- ^ Glines, Carroll. Around the World in 175 Days.
- ^ Winged Victory monument, State of Washington General Administration. Accessed online 2009-07-10.
- ^ Lincoln, (sculpture), Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum / Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Accessed online 2009-07-10.
- ^ Dr. Mark A. Matthews, (sculpture), Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum / Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Accessed online 2009-07-10.
- ^ June Allen, Sitka's Pioneer Home Statue. Whose face is cast in bronze?, SitNews, Ketchikan, Alaska. Accessed online 2009-07-10.
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- 1886 births
- 1946 deaths
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- 20th-century American sculptors
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- American male painters
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- Artists from Washington (state)
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- Sculptors from Utah
- Sculptors from Washington (state)