File:Clay figure for the World War I memorial statue, ca 1922 (MOHAI 5095).jpg

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English: Clay figure for the World War I memorial statue, ca. 1922   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Clay figure for the World War I memorial statue, ca. 1922
Description
English: Alonzo Victor Lewis' "Doughboy" was controversial from the beginning. It was to be a memorial to Seattle soldiers who had served in World War I. Navy veterans felt left out. Some people thought the statue was too arty, others thought it wasn't arty enough. Still others objected to the German helmet slung over the soldier's shoulder. Eventually, without the helmet, the statue was placed in front of the city's new Civic Auditorium. When the auditorium was renovated into the Seattle Opera House in 1962, the statue was moved behind the building, close to Veterans Hall. In 1998, the Doughboy found a new home in the Veterans Cemetery at Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery.

In this photo, taken in the mid-1920s, sculptor Alonzo Lewis works on the clay figure used in the casting of the Doughboy sculpture.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Artists' studios; Modeling (Sculpture); Monuments & memorials; Doughboy (Seattle, Wash.)
  • People: Lewis, Alonzo Victor
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1922
date QS:P571,+1922-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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