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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]

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 Massacre, dedicated in 1924 in Centralia, Washington^[9]^[10]

Notes

^ ^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.
^ ^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 Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, 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.
^ Sexton, Owen (November 13, 2023). "Centralia Tragedy: After decades-long fight, IWW gets plaque for union victims". The Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "NRHP - The Sentinel". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

External links

Photo of Lewis, circa 1927

[Miller-list-1] 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.

[Kreisman-2] 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

[3] 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.

[4] Glines, Carroll. Around the World in 175 Days.

[5] Winged Victory monument Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, State of Washington General Administration. Accessed online 2009-07-10.

[6] Lincoln, (sculpture), Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum / Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Accessed online 2009-07-10.

[7] Dr. Mark A. Matthews, (sculpture), Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum / Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Accessed online 2009-07-10.

[8] June Allen, Sitka's Pioneer Home Statue. Whose face is cast in bronze?, SitNews, Ketchikan, Alaska. Accessed online 2009-07-10.

[9] Sexton, Owen (November 13, 2023). "Centralia Tragedy: After decades-long fight, IWW gets plaque for union victims". The Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[10] "NRHP - The Sentinel". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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