Image courtesy James Graham & Sons Gallery
Andrew Jackson on Horseback
Commissioned as a public monument for Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. in 1848, this work depicts Andrew Jackson as a major general during the War of 1812. This smaller commemorative cast of Jackson as a war hero offers a very different take on the contributions of the seventh president than Titus Kaphar’s nearby painting, The Cost of Removal. This pairing is a gentle reminder of the role that time plays in legacy-building and the function of art and monuments in crafting histories and shaping beliefs. [85]
ArtistClark Mills(1810-1883)
Date1855
MediumWhite metal and zinc
Dimensions23 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (60.3 x 54.9 x 20 cm)
Inscription(s)right front vertical edge of self bronze base: PATENTED / MAY 15 1855
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.4
ClassificationSculpture
ProvenancePrivate Estate, New Orleans, LA; (James Graham & Sons, New York, NY), 2005; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 70× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.