Alonzo Victor Lewis
American painter
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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]
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Born1886
Utah, United States
Died1946 (aged 59–60)
Alonzo Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1886 Utah, United States |
| Died | 1946 (aged 59–60) |
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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]
- The Sentinel, bronze memorial sculpture about the Centralia Tragedy, dedicated in 1924 in Centralia, Washington[9][10]
