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Turner, William Greene,
Westlake, Merle T.,
Stubbins Associates,
Tallix,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Perry, Oliver Hazard
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie
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Sculpture
Oliver Hazard Perry, (sculpture).
Artist:
Turner, William Greene, 1833-1917, sculptor.
Westlake, Merle T., designer.
Stubbins Associates, architectural firm.
Tallix, founder.
Title:
Oliver Hazard Perry, (sculpture).
Dates:
1885. Recast 1984. Dedicated Aug. 23, 1985.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, incised lettering:) OLIVER/HAZARD/PERRY/We have met the enemy and/they are ours (South side of base:) Dedicated to the Pennsylvanians who built and served aboard Perry's Erie-based ship for the decisive BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE.September 10 1813 (North side of base:) ERECTED August 23, 1985 to honor the two hundredth birthday of the HERO OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE
(Plaque on rear of base, raised lettering:) COMMODORE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY/BORN AUGUST 23, 1785.SOUTH KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND/DIED AUGUST 23, 1819.PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD/FROM THE ORIGINAL STATUE SCULPTED BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM GREEN TURNER (1833-1917)/IN FLORENCE ITALY IN 1884 AND DEDICATED WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS AT WASHINGTON/SQUARE, NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1885:/"THE STATUE IS DESIGNED TO REPRESENT PERRY.../AS HE APPEARED IN THAT SUPREME MOMENT OF HIS LIFE, WHEN HE HAD/JUST GAINED THE DECK OF THE NIAGARA BEFORE HE HAD RECOVERED/HIS KNOCKED-OFF CAP, AND WHILE IN DISTINCT SUCCESSION HE WAS/GIVING ORDERS TO..."BEAR DOWN ON THE ENEMY'S LINE"...ORDERS/WHICH INFUSED NEW ENTHUSIASM INTO ALL THE AMERICAN CREWS..."/
THIS STATUE/ERECTED ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF PERRY'S BIRTH/AUGUST 23, 1985/BY THE/ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/THROUGH A GRANT FROM/THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL & MUSEUM COMMISSION/WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF/(list of names follows)/AND ADDITIONAL MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM/(list of names follows)/DEDICATION SPEAKER FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY/REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM A. WALSH, U.S. NAVY/UNVEILED BY/COMMANDER OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, III, U.S. NAVY/(---(anchor)---)/COMMODORE PERRY BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE/(list of names follows)/ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION FROM/(list of names follows)/PODIUM DESIGN, MERLE T. WESTLAKE, AIA, THE STUBBINS ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, CAMBRIDGE,/MA. STATUE FOUNDRY TALLIX INC., PEEKSKILL. N.Y.
PERRY'S FAMOUS BATTLE/FLAG WITH THE DYING/WORDS OF HIS FRIEND/CAPTAIN JAMES LAWRENCE/AT THE FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE/(middle:) DON'T GIVE UP/THE SHIP/(right side:) MADE BY A GROUP OF ERIE/WOMEN LED BY MARGARET-FORSTER STEUART IN HER/EAST 4TH STREET HOME.
Description:
Standing portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry depicted just after he mounted the deck of the battleship Niagara at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. He has sideburns and his proper right hand is raised, index finger pointing skyward, as if giving a command. His proper left hand is at chest level with the flag of the battleship "Lawrence" wrapped around it. The sculpture is mounted on a tall square base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- War of 1812
Portrait male -- Perry, Oliver Hazard -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Officer
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie
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Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Erie, 626 State Street, Municipal Building, Room 309, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
Located East Park, Perry Street at East 6th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorating Oliver Hazard Perry is a duplicate of William Green Turner's 1885 sculpture of Perry in Newport, Rhode Island (IAS record 77006384). It was erected on the bicentennial of Perry's birth by the Erie Historical Society through a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Additional funding also included contributions from the City of Erie and others. Base was designed by Merle T. Westlake, with Stubbins Associates, architects. IAS files contain full transcription of names on rear base plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 PA001054
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001054
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