Andrew Jackson

Object Details

Exhibition Label

Born in the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina

Beginning with George Washington’s administration, presidential portrait medals were created to promote peace and friendship between Euro-Americans and Native Americans. Typically manufactured at the U.S. Mint, these “peace medals” were most often given to Native American representatives during treaty negotiations. While some of the original intentions may have been good-willed, a number of government policies, particularly Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, undermined the purpose of these medals.

Nacido en el Asentamiento de Waxhaw, Carolina del Sur

A partir de la administración de George Washington se comenzó la creación de medallas con retratos presidenciales para promover la paz y la amistad entre los estadounidenses de extracción europea y los nativos americanos. Producidas normalmente por la Casa de la Moneda de Estados Unidos, estas “medallas de paz” se obsequiaban por lo general a representantes indígenas durante la negociación de tratados. Aunque las intenciones originales fueran quizás benevolentes, varias de las políticas gubernamentales, sobre todo el Traslado Forzoso de los Indios promulgado por Andrew Jackson,

contradecían el propósito de estas medallas.

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Exhibition

America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)

On View

NPG, South Gallery 240

Date

1831-1832; medal is inscribed 1829

Object number

NPG.99.112

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer

Artist

Moritz Furst, Mar 1782 - after 1841

John Reich, 1768 - 1833

Sitter

Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845

Topic

Medal\Peace

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

Silver

Dimensions

Diameter: 7.6cm (3")

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medal

Record ID

npg_NPG.99.112

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bbc0c144-bc87-40b6-95aa-6e254fe37598