Roland Hinton Perry

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Roland Hinton Perry (1870–1941) was an American sculptor and painter.

Born in New York City, Perry entered the École des Beaux Arts in 1890 at the age of 19. At 21, he studied at the Academie Deleceuse in Paris and focused on sculpture, the medium in which he would achieve the most artistic success.

After returning to the United States, Perry received a commission to sculpt a series of bas-reliefs for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. in 1894. The following year, he was commissioned to create the Fountain of Neptune in front of the Library's main building, now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building.

The success of this work in Washington led to other commissions including a design for the statue named "Commonwealth" on top of the dome of Pennsylvania's new Capitol Building in 1905.

Perry was a member of the Grand Central Art Gallery and the National Sculpture Society. Many of his paintings are displayed at the Detroit Museum of Art.