Andrew Jackson (Mills)
Artist | Clark Mills (sculptor) |
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Year | 1852 |
Type | Bronze |
Dimensions | 2.4 m × 3.7 m (8 ft × 12 ft) |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
38°53′58″N 77°02′12″W / 38.899523°N 77.036553°W | |
Owner | National Park Service |
Andrew Jackson refers to an equestrian statue by Clark Mills in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.[1][2][3]
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. Jackson's horse at the Battle of New Orleans was named Duke; but Mills modeled the horse from his own horse named Olympus.[5] Mills trained his horse to pose on its haunches. He completed a plaster model, and started a foundry to produce the casting. He produced six castings until the final one was completed, with ten pieces.[6]
The statue was recently restored, and spurs added.
The front of the base bears the inscription:
OUR FEDERAL UNION
IT MUST BE PRESERVED [7]
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000800.htm
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/whho/planyourvisit/explore-the-northern-trail.htm
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/orationofhonstep00doug/orationofhonstep00doug_djvu.txt
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080204431.html
- ↑ James M. Goode, Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 377
- ↑ "Andrew Jackson, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. SIRIS
External links
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- "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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