Bust

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bust

Entry/Object ID

MP.88.250

Description

Bust of Jackson in military uniform: strong-featured face with lock of hair falling over forehead; stand-up collar on jacket; three stars on epaulets; 5 buttons on front; rugged stock; spool-shaped stand; hollow back.

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Subject Person or Organization

President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Rush

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1819

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

25 in

Width

18 in

Depth

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 25 x 18 x 10 in. (63.5 x 45.7 x 25.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: See treatment report in object file.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #15. 3/31/1989, James Barber, a researcher from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., called with info about this bust. He said the bust is a rare survival. The original terra cotta by the same artist, William Rush, is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rush also advertised plaster casts and a number were distributed to various libraries, but this is one of the few of the plaster versions whose whereabouts are known.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom