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| Title | Clay figure for the World War I memorial statue, ca. 1927 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1927 |
| Caption | 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 | Artists' studios; Modeling (Sculpture); Monuments & memorials; Doughboy (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Personal Names | Lewis, Alonzo Victor |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.2718.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 95, 456 |
