Alonzo Victor Lewis



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.

Born in Utah, 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
 * American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory, Seattle Center, Seattle, now located at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.
 * Winged Victory, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington. Dedicated 1938.
 * Abraham Lincoln memorial sculpture, Spokane, Washington.
 * Dr. Mark A. Matthews, 1942 sculpture of Mark A. Matthews, Denny Park, Seattle.
 * The Prospector, Sitka, Alaska. Modeled in clay no later than 1942. Posthumously cast in bronze, dedicated 1949.
 * The Sentinel, bronze memorial sculpture about the Centralia Massacre, dedicated in 1924 in Centralia, Washington