Dr. Mark A. Matthews is an outdoor 1941 bust depicting the minister and city reformer of the same name by Alonzo Victor Lewis, installed in Seattle's Denny Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

Dr. Mark A. Matthews
The bust in 2014
Artist	Alonzo Victor Lewis
Year	1941; 81 years ago (1941)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze, stone
Subject	Mark A. Matthews
Condition	"Treatment urgent" (1994)
Location	Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47.618667°N 122.341083°W / 47.618667; -122.341083

Description

The cast bronze sculpture is approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall. It rests on a stone pedestal and base that measures approximately 85 inches (220 cm) tall. An inscription on the front of the best, near the base, reads: REV.DR / MARK.A.MATTHEWS. The bronze plaque on the back of the base reads: ALONZO VICTOR LEWIS / -SCULPTOR-. The front of the base displays the text: TO / THE MEMORY / OF / REV. / MARK A. MATTHEWS / D.D,LL.D / PREACHER OF THE / WORD OF GOD / AND FRIEND / OF MAN / ERECTED BY / HIS FELLOW CITIZENS / 1942.[1]

History

The memorial was designed in 1941 and dedicated the following year. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1994.[1]

See also

• 1941 in art

References