Roland Hinton Perry, sculptor and painter, was born in New York City. Educated in private schools, Perry entered Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At the age of 21, however, Perry turned... Read full biography
Roland Hinton Perry, sculptor and painter, was born in New York City. Educated in private schools, Perry entered Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At the age of 21, however, Perry turned his attention to the studios of the Academie Deleceuse in Paris and found sculpture to be his true... Read full biography
Roland Hinton Perry, sculptor and painter, was born in New York City. Educated in private schools, Perry entered Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At the age of 21, however, Perry turned his attention to the studios of the Academie Deleceuse in Paris and found sculpture to be his true talent. Shortly after returning from his studies abroad in 1894, Perry received the commission for the series of bas-reliefs in the Library of Congress. As a result of the success in carrying out the... Read full biography
Roland Hinton Perry, sculptor and painter, was born in New York City. Educated in private schools, Perry entered Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At the age of 21, however, Perry turned his attention to the studios of the Academie Deleceuse in Paris and found sculpture to be his true talent. Shortly after returning from his studies abroad in 1894, Perry received the commission for the series of bas-reliefs in the Library of Congress. As a result of the success in carrying out the order came the second commission in 1895 to design the Fountain of Neptune. In 1905 Perry, now a renowned sculptor, executed the working model of the statue on the Pennsylvania Capitol dome. Capitol architect, Joseph Huston, designed and drew the... Read full biography
Roland Hinton Perry, sculptor and painter, was born in New York City. Educated in private schools, Perry entered Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At the age of 21, however, Perry turned his attention to the studios of the Academie Deleceuse in Paris and found sculpture to be his true talent. Shortly after returning from his studies abroad in 1894, Perry received the commission for the series of bas-reliefs in the Library of Congress. As a result of the success in carrying out the order came the second commission in 1895 to design the Fountain of Neptune. In 1905 Perry, now a renowned sculptor, executed the working model of the statue on the Pennsylvania Capitol dome. Capitol architect, Joseph Huston, designed and drew the specifications for the gilded bronze statue, which he called Commonwealth. Weighing three tons and standing 14 feet tall, nearly 250 feet a... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (19)
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Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South
2015
Pollack, Deborah C.
400 pages (color)
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Revisiting the White City American Art at the 1893 World's Fair (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Carr, Carolyn K
408 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons
1990
Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface
430 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
The American Pupils of Jean-Leon Gerome
1984
Weinberg, H Barbara
113 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc)
1979
Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel
730 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One
1932
Hartmann, Sadekichi
363 pages
Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit