Matthew Perry Monument is a statue commemorating Commodore

Matthew C. Perry Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that Bakumatsu, ended Japan' ...

. The statue is situated in Touro Park facing Bellevue Avenue in the heart of

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and was designed by

John Quincy Adams Ward John Quincy Adams Ward (June 29, 1830 – May 1, 1910) was an American sculptor, whose most familiar work is his larger than life-size standing statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City. Early y ...

in 1869.John Quincy Adams Ward, dean of American sculpture: with a catalogue raisonné By Lewis I. Sharp, (University of Delaware Press, 1985) The pedestal was designed by

Richard Morris Hunt Richard Morris Hunt (October 31, 1827 – July 31, 1895) was an American architect of the nineteenth century and an eminent figure in the history of architecture of the United States. He helped shape New York City with his designs for the 1902 ...

. The statue is described:

Standing figure of Perry wearing his Naval uniform with tassels on the shoulders and a cape jacket draped over his
proper right Proper right and proper left are conceptual terms used to unambiguously convey relative direction when describing an image or other object. The "proper right" hand of a figure is the hand that would be regarded by that figure as its right hand. ...
shoulder. His proper left hand rests on the hilt of a sword. The circular base has four bronze bas-reliefs that represent events in Perry's life: Africa (1843), Mexico (1846) and the Treaty with Japan (1 4)--Reception of President's letter and negotiation of the Treaty.

—Smithsonian Institution

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