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Hai Ying Wu (also known as Jason Wu) is a Chinese American sculptor best known for his firefighter memorials. and his memorial commemorating the 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.〔("School Offers Art Sessions." ''The Arlington Times.'' November 9, 1994. )〕〔(Monsanto, Mae. "Warning: One Hot Creation." ''Daily UW.'' January 21, 1997. )〕 He worked primarily in public art and in the "socialist realist" genre.〔(Paynter, Susan. "Artist Tributes to Firefighters Cause Sparks." ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer.'' May 17, 1996. )〕 A large number of his public art works can be seen in Chengdu.〔 He participated in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and was caught in the square when the Chinese military attacked the demonstrators.〔(John, Jennifer. "A Promise Kept." ''UAW Solidarity.'' December 12, 2002. )〕 He emigrated to the United States later that same year, and in time became a U.S. citizen.〔 He worked in construction and as a dishwasher before enrolling in the University of Washington School of Art.〔 He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree.〔〔("Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial." Seattle Fire Department. City of Seattle, Washington. November 28, 2006. )〕 For his master's thesis, he designed a memorial to 19th-century Chinese railroad workers which was later installed in a park in Tacoma, Washington.〔 As of 2007, he divided his time between his home in Everett, Washington, and China.〔(Hall, Christina. "Final 3 Chosen for Memorial to Toledo Firefighters." ''Toledo Blade.'' June 11, 2007. )〕 Wu is best known for sculpting the Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial in Seattle's Pioneer Square.〔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.〕 A design competition was held among all interested students in the UW School of Arts, and Wu's design was chosen.〔 He has erected similar memorials throughout the Pacific Northwest. He also created the Auto-Lite Strike Memorial in Toledo, which commemorates the violent United Auto Workers strike of 1934.〔"Auto-Lite Strike Memorial." ''Toledo Blade.'' May 25, 2006.〕 His work for Compass Health in Everett, Washington, was his first sculpture to focus on children.〔("Artist Gives from the Heart to Encourage Young Troubled Souls." Press release. Compass Health. January 21, 2003. )〕 ==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" at Imagine Children's Museum Collection, Everett, Washington ) : *"Children Crossing a Stream" at Luther Children's Crisis Facility at Compass Health, Everett, Washington〔"Compass Health Center Gets Sculpture, Merges With Health Provider." ''Everett Business Journal.'' March 1, 2003.〕 : *("Migration" in Bend, Oregon ) : *("Northglenn Veterans Memorial" in Northglenn, Colorado )〔"Northglenn Chooses Sculptor." ''Rocky Mountain News.'' October 5, 2001.〕 : *("Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial" in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington ) : *("Team Work" in Glendale, Arizona ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hai Ying Wu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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