Andrew Jackson | 3D Digitization

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Exhibition Label: Born in the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina; During the War of 1812 (1812–15), Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek in the Southwest and became a national hero after the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a reputation that fueled his successful bid for the presidency in 1829. Historians debate who “won” the war—the United States or Britain, which had depended on Native American alliances, such as those with Tecumseh and his confederacy of Native nations. But they agree that the Native Americans, who were dispossessed of their lands, lost the most. Half of the Creek territory (most of today’s Alabama) was ceded to the United States without payment.
Provenance: John L. and Ann B. Sanders; gift to NPG 1985

See more items in: National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition: American Origins
On View: NPG, East Gallery 136

Date: 1855

Object number: NPG.85.8

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sanders in memory of William Monroe Geer

Cast after: Clark Mills, 13 Dec 1810 - 12 Jan 1883
Studio: Cornelius & Baker
Sitter: Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845

Topic: Costume\Headgear\Military; Weapon\Sword; Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse; Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet; Symbols & Motifs\Star; Andrew Jackson: Male; Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer; Andrew Jackson: Military\Army\Officer\General; Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee; Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\President of US; Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee; Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Tennessee; Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\Governor\Florida; Andrew Jackson: Congressional Gold Medal; Portrait

Medium: Zinc
Dimensions: With Mount: 67.3 x 55.9 x 26.7cm (26 1/2 x 22 x 10 1/2"); Without Base: 61 x 53.3 x 19.7cm (24 x 21 x 7 3/4")

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Type: Sculpture

Record ID: npg_NPG.85.8

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ff2e601d-6add-465b-95de-846fbe45f10c

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