Oliver Perry Monument

Oliver Perry Monument
Oliver Perry Monument
	United States
	Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
	For Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Unveiled	September 10, 1885
Location	41.48997°N 71.31425°W; near Newport, RI
Designed by	William Greene Turner
	PERRY

Oliver Perry Monument is a bronze statue, by William Greene Turner, dedicated to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It is located in Eisenhower Park in Newport, RI, between Washington Square and Touro street. The statue faces west towards Newport Harbor.

The inscription reads:

(On bronze plinth:)
W. G. Turner sc 1884 Gli Galli fusero
Firenze 1884
(In raised letters, encircled by carved wreath:)
PERRY

(Back of base:)
"WE HAVE MEET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS"
SEPT. 13TH 1813.

signed Founder's mark appears.[1]

The statue was dedicated 10 September 1885, the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.[2][3] The monument is described as

Full-length standing portrait of Oliver H. Perry, seen in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, just as he mounted the deck of the Niagara, after the dismantling of his own ship, the Lawrence, and after he rowed across the lake in enemy fire. His proper right arm is extended in a gesture of command; the flag from Lawrence is draped around his proper left arm. At the foot of the monument is a block and coil of rope.
— Smithsonian Institution[1]

References

"Oliver Hazard Perry Memorial Statue, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey. 1993. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
Olshan, Matthew (20 August 2009). "A tale of two statues: A reader's story about Newport's Perry monuments prompts an investigation by a Pennsylvania writer". The Newport Daily News. Newport, RI. pp. A9. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
Capace, Nancy (May 1, 2001). The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 160; 368. ISBN 9780403096107. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

External links

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1201612767/

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[artinventory-1] "Oliver Hazard Perry Memorial Statue, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey. 1993. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

[2] Olshan, Matthew (20 August 2009). "A tale of two statues: A reader's story about Newport's Perry monuments prompts an investigation by a Pennsylvania writer". The Newport Daily News. Newport, RI. pp. A9. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[capace-3] Capace, Nancy (May 1, 2001). The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 160; 368. ISBN 9780403096107. Retrieved August 23, 2014.