. English: Artist George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894 Sitter James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849 Date 1846 Type Painting Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Stretcher: × × (30 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 7/8') Frame: x 87 x (39 1/2 x 34 1/4 x 4') Credit Line Current Owner: National Gallery of Art Website: Current Owner: Corcoran Gallery of Art Website: Object number Exhibition Label It is often said that James K. Polk was the first 'dark horse' to claim a presidential nomination, and during his White
. English: Artist George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894 Sitter James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849 Date 1846 Type Painting Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Stretcher: × × (30 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 7/8') Frame: x 87 x (39 1/2 x 34 1/4 x 4') Credit Line Current Owner: National Gallery of Art Website: Current Owner: Corcoran Gallery of Art Website: Object number Exhibition Label It is often said that James K. Polk was the first 'dark horse' to claim a presidential nomination, and during his White House campaign of 1844, his opponents were fond of sneering, 'Who is James Polk?' Once he was in office, however, the question quickly lost its sarcastic bite. A diligent worker who abhorred the thought of time unprofitably spent, Polk set four goals for his presidency-reducing tariffs, creating an independent treasury system, settling the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain, and acquiring California. None of the four objectives was easily reached, and gaining California meant going to war with Mexico. By his administration's close, however, all had been accomplished. Unfortunately, Polk's success came at great personal cost. A spent man, he died within four months of retiring to private life. Data Source Catalog of American Portraits See more items in Catalog of American Portraits Exhibition America's Presidents (Temporary Installation) On View NPG, West Gallery 240 . 1846. George Peter Alexander Healy 307 JamesKnoxPolk
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