Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson (Mills)
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| Artist | Clark Mills |
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| Year | 1852 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 240 cm × 370 cm (96 in × 144 in) |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Owner | National Park Service |
38°53′58″N 77°02′12″W / 38.8995516°N 77.0365513°W
Andrew Jackson is an equestrian statue by Clark Mills in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.[1][2][3]
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History
It was commissioned in May 1847, cast in 1852, and dedicated on January 8, 1853, by Stephen A. Douglas.[4]
It was the first equestrian statue made in America.[5] Jackson's horse at the Battle of New Orleans was named Duke; but Mills modeled the horse from his horse named Olympus.[6] Mills trained his horse to pose on its haunches to model the pose. He completed a plaster model, and started a foundry to produce the casting. He had to produce 6 castings until the final one was completed, in 10 pieces.[7]
The statue was recently restored, and spurs added.[8]
The front of the base bears the inscription:
OUR FEDERAL UNION
IT MUST BE PRESERVED [9]
Gallery
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References
- ^ http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/southern-region/decatur-house/andrew-jackson-statue.html
- ^ http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000800.htm
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/whho/planyourvisit/explore-the-northern-trail.htm
- ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/orationofhonstep00doug/orationofhonstep00doug_djvu.txt
- ^ www.examiner.com/history-in-washington-dc/statue-of-the-week-andrew-jackson-equestrian-statue
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080204431.html
- ^ James M. Goode, Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institute Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 377
- ^ http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_publications/publications_documents/whitehousehistory_27-goode-afterword.pdf
- ^ "Andrew Jackson, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. SIRIS
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andrew Jackson sculpture (Lafayette Square) |
- "Four Salutes to the Nation", White House Historical Association, James M. Goode
- "A Toast to the Union", Andrew S. Keck, Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Vol. 71/72, pp. 289–313
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- Wikimapia
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