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Lewis, Alonzo Victor,
Portrait male -- Matthews, Mark A.
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Dr. Mark A. Matthews, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lewis, Alonzo Victor, 1886-1946, sculptor.
Title:
Dr. Mark A. Matthews, (sculpture).
Dates:
1941. Dedicated 1942.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 85 in.
Inscription:
(On front of bust, near base:) REV.DR/MARK.A.MATTHEWS (On bronze plaque on back of base, near top:) ALONZO VICTOR LEWIS/-SCULPTOR- (On front of stone base, incised:) 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 (every "O" in the inscription has a cross in it) unsigned
Description:
Bronze bust of Dr. Mark A. Matthews. The bust sits atop a stone pedestal.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Matthews, Mark A. -- Bust
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Seattle, Parks and Recreation, 100 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Located Denny Park, 100 Dexter Avenue North & Denny Way, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
Matthews was a Presbyterian minister and a practicing lawyer in Seattle in the early 1900's. The sculpture was erected a year after his death in 1940.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 132.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 132.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS WA000584
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