Alonzo Victor Lewis

ID: 3911
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This University of Washington professor sculpted Spokane's Lincoln Statue. He lived in Spokane for a short time and went on to create numerous works of art throughout the country and the Northwest. Image courtesy of the Internet Archive.

This file appears in: The Lincoln Statue

By Allie Honican
President Herbert Hoover sent the telegram that unveiled the Lincoln Statue in 1930. Over 40,000 people gathered in Spokane on Armistice Day to view the bronze statue that many had contributed donations to help build. As early as 1922 the Lincoln…