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Jackson, (sculpture). Artist:  Mills, Clark, 1810-1883, sculptor. Title:  Jackson, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Equestrian Statue of Andrew Jackson, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1852. Cast late 1870s. Dedicated May 1880. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture with patina on a Tennessee marble base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 10 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 16 x 15 x 9 ft. Inscription:  (On base, front center, in raised letters:) JACKSON (On bronze plaque, front of base:) ANDREW JACKSON/BORN MARCH 15, 1767 DIED JUNE 8, 1845/SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1829-1837/COMMANDER OF VICTORIOUS AMERICAN FORCES AT BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 8, 1815/THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE BY CLARK MILLS WAS ERECTED BY THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MAY 20, 1880/DUPLICATES OF THE STATUE STAND IN NEW ORLEANS, L.A. AND WASHINGTON D.C. Description:  A portrait sculpture of Andrew Jackson on a rearing horse. Jackson and the horse face to the proper right. The horse appears excited as if in battle. The horse is balanced on his two hind legs. His mane and tail appear to be blowing in the wind. Jackson wears a military uniform with a long coat, and holds a hat in his proper right hand. A sword hangs from the proper left side of his waist. The horse and rider are affixed to a 4 ft. diameter bronze plinth atop a tiered Tennessee marble base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Equestrian Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Nashville Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by State of Tennessee, Department of General Services, 2-200 Central Services Building, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Coadministered by State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, 304 John Sevier Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Located Tennessee State Capitol, Charlotte Avenue, East lawn at original entrance, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Remarks:  Donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This sculpture is one of two additional casts of the original located in Washington, D. C., the other is located in New Orleans, LA. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Tennesee State Library and Archives, 1977. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. Craven, Wayne, "Sculpture in America," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1984, pg. 168-174. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 75007863   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75007863 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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