Alonzo Victor Lewis Explained

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.^[1]

Born in Utah,^[2] Lewis studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, then moved for a time to Spokane, Washington before settling in Seattle in 1912.

Partial list of works

• 44 sculptures for Education Hall (now Miller Hall), University of Washington, Seattle. 1922.
• The First World Flight monument, Sand Point Air Field (now Magnuson Park), Seattle. 1924^[3]
• American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory, Seattle Center, Seattle, now located at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.
• Winged Victory, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington. Dedicated 1938.^[4]
• Abraham Lincoln memorial sculpture, Spokane, Washington.^[5]
• Dr. Mark A. Matthews, 1942 sculpture of Mark A. Matthews, Denny Park, Seattle.^[6]
• The Prospector, Sitka, Alaska. Modeled in clay no later than 1942. Posthumously cast in bronze, dedicated 1949.^[7]
• The Sentinel, bronze memorial sculpture about the Centralia Massacre, dedicated in 1924 in Centralia, Washington^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Photo of Lewis, circa 1927

Notes and References

1. Lawrence Kreisman and Glenn Mason, The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest, Portland: Timber Press, 2007. . p. 302
2. http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/imlsmohai&CISOPTR=3179&CISOBOX=1&REC=9 Studio of Alonzo Victor Lewis, Seattle, ca. 1923
3. Book: Glines, Carroll. Around the World in 175 Days.
4. http://www.ga.wa.gov/visitor/victory/victory.htm Winged Victory monument
5. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12R7U996416R4.7406&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!335570~!7&ri=3&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Lewis,+Alonzo+Victor,+1886-1946,+sculptor.&index=&uindex=&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=3 Lincoln, (sculpture)
6. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12R7U996416R4.7406&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!336488~!5&ri=3&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Lewis,+Alonzo+Victor,+1886-1946,+sculptor.&index=&uindex=&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=3 Dr. Mark A. Matthews, (sculpture)
7. June Allen, Sitka's Pioneer Home Statue. Whose face is cast in bronze?, SitNews, Ketchikan, Alaska. Accessed online 2009-07-10.
8. News: Sexton . Owen . Centralia Tragedy: After decades-long fight, IWW gets plaque for union victims . November 16, 2023 . The Chronicle . November 13, 2023.
9. Web site: NRHP - The Sentinel . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System . National Park Service . November 16, 2023.