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Oliver Hazard Perry, (sculpture). Artist:  Walcutt, William, 1819-1882/95, sculptor. (copy after) Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm. Title:  Oliver Hazard Perry, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1928. Medium:  Bronze. Description:  Full-length portrait of naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry dressed in military uniform. He is seen standing with his proper left arm reaching across his chest and his proper right hand holding his sword at his side. Subject:  History -- United States -- War of 1812 Portrait male -- Perry, Oliver Hazard -- Full length Occupation -- Military Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Copy Sculpture Owner:  Rhode Island State House, Entrance stairway, Providence, Rhode Island Remarks:  A bronze replica of a marble statue carved by Walcutt and unveiled in Cleveland's Public Square in 1860 (now at Gordon Park, Cleveland). Oliver Hazard Perry, a native Rhode Islander, defeated the British in the battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The pedestal on which the piece stands was originally intended for a light fixture. References:  Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 52-53. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0043, 1989. Illustration:  Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 53. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 88500005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88500005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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