Chinese American sculptor
This article is about the sculptor known as Jason Wu. For the fashion designer, see
Jason Wu .
Hai Ying Wu (also known as Jason Wu ) is a Chinese American sculptor best known for his firefighter memorials .[ 1] Auto-Lite Strike in Toledo, Ohio .
A native of China , Wu received his degree in sculpture from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute , and became staff sculptor for the city of Chengdu on the Chengdu Public Arts Commission.[ 2] [ 3] socialist realist " genre.[ 4] [ 2] Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 , and was caught in the square when the Chinese military attacked the demonstrators.[ 5] United States later that same year, and in time became a U.S. citizen.[ 3] University of Washington School of Art.[ 4] Master of Fine Arts degree.[ 3] [ 6] memorial to 19th-century Chinese railroad workers which was later installed in a park in Tacoma, Washington .[ 3]
As of 2007, he divided his time between his home in Everett, Washington , and China.[ 7]
Wu is best known for sculpting the Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial in Seattle's Pioneer Square .[ 8] [ 3] Pacific Northwest . He also created the Auto-Lite Strike Memorial in Toledo, which commemorates the violent United Auto Workers strike of 1934.[ 9] Everett, Washington , was his first sculpture to focus on children.[ 10]
Public works
Among Wu's public works are:
"Crane and Turtle" located at North Shore Health Center, Bothell, Washington "Dance" in Lynnwood, Washington "Emerging" in Renton, Washington "The First Pitch" in Redmond, Washington "Hide and Seek" Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine at Imagine Children's Museum Collection, Everett, Washington"Children Crossing a Stream" at Luther Children's Crisis Facility at Compass Health, Everett, Washington[ 11]
"Migration" in Bend, Oregon "Mushroom Lanterns” (four separate pieces), a collaboration with Michiko Tanaka, in Seattle, Washington[ 12]
"Northglenn Veterans Memorial" in Northglenn, Colorado [ 13] "Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial" in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington "Team Work" in Glendale, Arizona Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
References
^ Christina Hall (June 12, 2007). "Toledo's fallen firefighters are honored in memorial" . The Toledo Blade . ^ a b "School Offers Art Sessions." The Arlington Times. November 9, 1994. [permanent dead link ] ^ a b c d e Monsanto, Mae. "Warning: One Hot Creation." Daily UW. January 21, 1997. [permanent dead link ] ^ a b Paynter, Susan. "Artist Tributes to Firefighters Cause Sparks." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 17, 1996. ^ "John, Jennifer. "A Promise Kept." UAW Solidarity. December 12, 2002" . Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009 .^ " . Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009 .^ Hall, Christina. "Final 3 Chosen for Memorial to Toledo Firefighters." Toledo Blade. June 11, 2007. ^ Schubert, Ruth. "Memorial Honors 31 Firefighters Who Gave Everything." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 24, 1997; Ohlsen, Becky. Seattle: City Guide. Oakland, Calif.: Lonely Planet Books, 2008. ISBN 1-74059-834-2 .
^ "Auto-Lite Strike Memorial." Toledo Blade. May 25, 2006.
^ "Artist Gives from the Heart to Encourage Young Troubled Souls." Press release. Compass Health. January 21, 2003. ^ "Compass Health Center Gets Sculpture, Merges With Health Provider." Everett Business Journal. March 1, 2003.
^ Ray, Roxanne (June 1, 2023). "Mushroom lanterns are coming to Fremont Troll, courtesy of artist Michiko Tanaka and Haiying Wu" . International Examiner . Retrieved June 12, 2023 . ^ "Northglenn Chooses Sculptor." Rocky Mountain News. October 5, 2001.
