Alonzo Victor Lewis (1886–1946) was an American artist. He is primarily known for public

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s in the State of

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; he also painted in the

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style.Lawrence Kreisman and Glenn Mason, ''The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest'', Portland: Timber Press, 2007. . p. 302 Born in

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, Lewis studied at the

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, then moved for a time to

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...

before settling in

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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 *''

American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory ''American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory'', also known as ''Armistice'' and ''Spirit of the American Doughboy'', is an outdoor 1932 bronze sculpture and war memorial by Alonzo Victor Lewis. The statue is tall and weighs . The statue was first ...

'',

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, Seattle, now located at

Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park originated in 1885. It is located on both sides of Aurora Avenue in Seattle, Washington, and occupies roughly 144 acres (58 ha). It is the largest cemetery in Seattle. History At the time of its inception, the a ...

. *''

Winged Victory The ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'', or the ''Nike of Samothrace'', is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beg ...

'', Washington State Capitol,

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. Dedicated 1938. *

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memorial sculpture,

. *'' Dr. Mark A. Matthews'', 1942 sculpture of Mark A. Matthews, Denny Park, Seattle. *''The Prospector'',

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. Modeled in clay no later than 1942. Posthumously cast in bronze, dedicated 1949.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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Photo of Lewis, circa 1927
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Alonzo Victor 1886 births 1946 deaths 20th-century American painters 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male painters American male sculptors Artists from Washington (state) School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni Sculptors from Utah Sculptors from Washington (state)