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{{short description|Chinese American sculptor}}
{{about|the sculptor known as Jason Wu|the fashion designer|Jason Wu}}
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'''Hai Ying Wu''' (also known as '''Jason Wu''') is a [[Chinese American]] [[sculpture|sculptor]] best known for his [[firefighter]] [[memorial]]s.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2007/06/12/Toledo-s-fallen-firefighters-are-honored-in-memorial.html| title=Toledo's fallen firefighters are honored in memorial| author=Christina Hall| work=The Toledo Blade| date=June 12, 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Arlington">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z6IMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OmIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6359,376416&dq=hai+ying+wu "School Offers Art Sessions." ''The Arlington Times.'' November 9, 1994.]{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Monsanto">[http://archives.dailyuw.com/1997/012197/memorial.012197.html Monsanto, Mae. "Warning: One Hot Creation." ''Daily UW.'' January 21, 1997.]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He worked primarily in public art and in the "[[socialist realism|socialist realist]]" genre.<ref name="Paynter">[http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1996/9605170072.asp Paynter, Susan. "Artist Tributes to Firefighters Cause Sparks." ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer.'' May 17, 1996.]</ref> A large number of his public art works can be seen in Chengdu.<ref name="Arlington" /> He participated in the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]], and was caught in the square when the Chinese military attacked the demonstrators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uaw.org/solidarity/02/1202/feature08.html |title=John, Jennifer. "A Promise Kept." ''UAW Solidarity.'' December 12, 2002. |access-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126014937/http://www.uaw.org/solidarity/02/1202/feature08.html |archive-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He emigrated to the [[United States]] later that same year, and in time became a U.S. citizen.<ref name="Monsanto" /> He worked in construction and as a dishwasher before enrolling in the [[University of Washington]] School of Art.<ref name="Paynter" /> He graduated with a [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree.<ref name="Monsanto" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattle.gov/fire/firefighting/fallenFFmemorial.htm |title="Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial." Seattle Fire Department. City of Seattle, Washington. November 28, 2006. |access-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513222503/http://www.seattle.gov/fire/firefighting/fallenFFMemorial.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For his master's thesis, he designed a [[Shipment to China|memorial]] to 19th-century [[Chinese Railroad Workers|Chinese railroad workers]] which was later installed in a park in [[Tacoma, Washington]].<ref name="Monsanto" />

As of 2007, he divided his time between his home in [[Everett, Washington]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-14 |title=Check out public art in Glendale |url=https://www.glendalestar.com/features/check-out-public-art-in-glendale/article_00f337f6-de1d-11e0-805a-001cc4c03286.html |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=The Glendale Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=2011-01-20 |title=Where are the sculptures? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/where-are-the-sculptures/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=HeraldNet.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and China.<ref>[http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070611/NEWS16/706110345/-1/NEWS Hall, Christina. "Final 3 Chosen for Memorial to Toledo Firefighters." ''Toledo Blade.'' June 11, 2007.]</ref>

Wu is best known for sculpting the [[Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial (Seattle)|Seattle Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial]] in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle's]] [[Pioneer Square, Seattle|Pioneer Square]].<ref>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}}.</ref> A design competition was held among all interested students in the UW School of Arts, and Wu's design was chosen.<ref name="Monsanto" /> 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.<ref>"Auto-Lite Strike Memorial." ''Toledo Blade.'' May 25, 2006.</ref> His work for Compass Health in [[Everett, Washington]], was his first sculpture to focus on children.<ref>[http://www.compasshealth.org/News%20Release%20Hai%20Ying%20Wu.htm "Artist Gives from the Heart to Encourage Young Troubled Souls." Press release. Compass Health. January 21, 2003.]</ref>

==Public works==
Among Wu's public works are:
:*[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!335844!0#focus "Crane and Turtle" located at North Shore Health Center, Bothell, Washington]
:*[http://www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/egov/PublicArt/Sculptural-Artwork/pages/8-Hai%20Ying%20Wu%20-%20Dance%2C%20%20Bronze%20sculpture.htm "Dance" in Lynnwood, Washington]
:*[http://rentonwa.gov/living/default.aspx?id=402 "Emerging" in Renton, Washington]
:*[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4236248/The-First-Pitch-Hai-Ying-Wu-May-a-m "The First Pitch" in Redmond, Washington]
:*[http://www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=514 "Hide and Seek"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613164131/http://everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=514 |date=2010-06-13 }} at [[Imagine Children's Museum]] Collection, Everett, Washington
:*"Children Crossing a Stream" at Luther Children's Crisis Facility at Compass Health, Everett, Washington<ref>"Compass Health Center Gets Sculpture, Merges With Health Provider." ''Everett Business Journal.'' March 1, 2003.</ref>
:*[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1MVH "Migration" in Bend, Oregon]
:*"Mushroom Lanterns” (four separate pieces), a collaboration with Michiko Tanaka, in Seattle, Washington<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ray |first=Roxanne |date=June 1, 2023 |title=Mushroom lanterns are coming to Fremont Troll, courtesy of artist Michiko Tanaka and Haiying Wu |work=International Examiner |url=https://iexaminer.org/mushroom-lanterns-are-coming-to-the-fremont-troll-courtesy-of-artist-michiko-tanaka-and-sculptor-haiying-wu/ |access-date=June 12, 2023}}</ref>
:*[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM31QJ "Northglenn Veterans Memorial" in Northglenn, Colorado]<ref>"Northglenn Chooses Sculptor." ''Rocky Mountain News.'' October 5, 2001.</ref>
:*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080513222503/http://www.seattle.gov/fire/firefighting/fallenFFMemorial.htm "Seattle Fallen Firefighter's Memorial" in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington]
:*[https://www.glendaleaz.com/arts/InteractiveArtTour_1.cfm "Team Work" in Glendale, Arizona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015213435/http://www.glendaleaz.com/arts/InteractiveArtTour_1.cfm |date=2008-10-15 }}

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Hai Ying Wu - Revision history

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