On the University of Washington campus, the profile of Lorado Taft's giant sculpture of George Washington, as viewed through a nearby purple scrim, gazes west towards a setting sun. The sculpture was unveiled on June 14, 1909, just in time for the opening of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon Exposition and represents yet another legacy of this bold fair. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution along with school children throughout the state and the state commission of the Alaska-Yukon Exposition paid for Mr. Taft's work. Lorado Taft grew up in Urbana Illinois and his father taught at what is now the University of Illinois at Champagn-Urbana. He himself taught at the Chicago Art Institute and many of his sculptures are located in the greater Chicago area.
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