Political Firmament.
date: label: Date made
content: n.d.
name: label: depicted
content: Jackson, Andrew
label: originated character
content: Smith, Seba
label: maker
content: Bisbee, Ezra
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: In this undated caricature, Andrew Jackson stands holding papers in front of a sky decorated with rings of “Glory” indicating his accomplishments. The events chosen as glories solidify that this lithograph is a critique of Jackson, because they highlight some of the unsavory aspects of his life and presidency. The “Ambuthnot and Ambrister Glory” refers to an incident during the 1st Seminole War (1818), where Jackson came under Congressional scrutiny for the execution of two British officers, and the “Destruction of the US Bank Glory” speaks to Jackson’s hatred and subsequent undermining of the Second National Bank of America. In Jackson’s hands are papers reading, “Removing the Deposits Glory,” referring to his decision to take money from the National Bank and redistribute it to local banks around the country. In the image, Jackson is accompanied by fictional character, Major Jack Downing. Created by journalist Seba Smith, the allegorical persona of Downing symbolized the common man and came to typify the New England Yankee as full of common sense. In this image, Downing speaks to Jackson, saying that his last “Ring of Glory” was such a bust that he would have been better of skunk hunting in Downingville- a symbol for mainstream America.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The lithographer of this print is Ezra Bisbee (1820-1856). Bisbee was a political cartoonist and print maker based in New York City and Brooklyn as well as on the island of Antigua.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: depicted
content: Jack Downing
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content: Peters Political Prints
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creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3326
label: catalog number
content: 60.3326
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: image: 10 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 29.21 cm