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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,     Roman Bronze Works,     Wylie Brothers Marble and Stone Works of York,     Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew     Occupation -- Law     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lancaster     Sculpture

The Boy of the Waxhaws, (sculpture). Artist:  Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Wylie Brothers Marble and Stone Works of York, contractor. Title:  The Boy of the Waxhaws, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Andrew Jackson, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1965. Dedicated March 15, 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Lancaster County pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. (3,500 lbs.) Inscription:  Roman Bronze Works Inc. NY (On back of plinth:) Anna H. Huntington/1964 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Andrew Jackson as a young man of sixteen or seventeen, seated bareback atop a farm horse. His proper right hand leans on the horse's rump and his proper left hand rests on the horse's mane. He is barefoot and wears his trousers rolled up, and a shirt with short sleeves. The statue is mounted on a pink granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lancaster Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of South Carolina, Parks and Recreation, 1205 Pendleten Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Located Andrew Jackson State Park, 196 Andrew Jackson State Park Road, Lancaster, South Carolina Remarks:  The sculpture began when a sixth-grade class at Rice Elementary School in Lancaster wrote the artist to ask if she would sculpt a statue of Andrew Jackson for the park. The artist presented the sculpture to the park as a gift to the schoolchildren of South Carolina. It was dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Jackson's birth. Wylie Brothers provided the base, which was funded by local school children. IAS files contain articles from Lancaster News (Lancaster, SC), July 28, 1965; The State (Columbia, SC), Feb. 25, 1965; Columbia Record (Columbia, SC), March 30, 1965; and York Observer (South Carolina), July 11, 1993. For related information see Viola C. Floyd's "Lancaster County: South Carolina Tours," 1968, pg. 139. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Lancaster News (Lancaster, SC), July 28, 1965. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS SC000101   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000101 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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