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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]

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alonzo Victor Lewis.

• Photo of Lewis, circa 1927

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